WSH 3, HOU 2 | Mar 12, 2026 | The Best Box Score

Thursday, March 12, 2026•CACTI Park of the Palm Beaches•78°F, Rain

WSH

Nationals

HOU

Astros

Final

WIN

PJ Poulin

LOSS

Logan VanWey

SAVE

Griff McGarry

The Nationals edged the Astros 3-2 in a tightly contested game that came down to the final outs.

★Yordan Alvarez3-for-3, 0 RBI

Key Moment

Top 9: Trey Lipscomb singles on a line drive to right fielder Tyler Whitaker. Riley Adams scores. Brady House to 3rd.

Weather: 78°F, RainWind: 7 mph, R To LFirst pitch: 10:05 PM UTCT: 2:31Att: 2,962Venue: CACTI Park of the Palm Beaches

Ump Audit

CB Bucknor

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91.1%C

13 missed calls

+19.1% WSH

+0.13 runs WSH

Win Probability

HOU WinWSH Win

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
WSH	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	2	3	8	1
HOU	1	0	1	0	0	0	0

Game 831510 • Sources: MLB + Statcast

Batting

Washington Nationals

Away

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG/OBP/SLG	maxEV	xBA	xwOBA
Angel FelizSS	1	0	0	0	0	1	.000/.000/.000	78.4	-	-
Coy James2B	1	0	0	0	0	1	.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Yeremy CabreraCF	1	0	0	0	0	1	.000/.000/.000	103.9	-	-
Riley AdamsC	1	1	1	0	0	0	.200/.429/.300	100.9	-	-
Brady HouseDH	4	1	2	0	0	1	.440/.423/.960	102.4	-	-
Trey Lipscomb3B	1	0	1	1	0	0	.350/.381/.500	102.1	-	-
Sam BrownLF	2	0	0	0	0	2	.100/.100/.100	82.2	-	-
Yohandy Morales1B	2	0	0	0	0	0	.063/.118/.063	93.8	-	-
Jared McKenzieRF	2	0	0	0	0	1	.000/.000/.000	89.6	-	-
Bench
CJ AbramsSS	3	0	1	0	0	2	.174/.321/.261	102.7	-	-
Luis García Jr.2B	3	0	0	0	0	0	.133/.188/.333
Totals	33	3	8	2	3	13	-	-	-	-

HR:Chaparro (5th off Cosgrove, 0 on, 0 out)

2B:Adams

TB:12

RBI:Lipscomb; Chaparro

SB:Lipscomb

CS:III

Team LOB:6

Houston Astros

Home

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG/OBP/SLG	maxEV	xBA	xwOBA
Chase CallLF	1	0	0	0	0	1	.200/.333/.200	101.2	-

Pitching

Washington Nationals

Away

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	P-S	Velo	ERA
Jake Irvin	3.1	5	2	2	0	4	1	51-37	86	2.16
Clayton Beeter	0.2	0	0	0	0	1	0	5-4	87.8	0.00
Ken Waldichuk	2.2	2	0	0	0	6	0	41-28	88.2	1.35
Jackson Rutledge	0.2	0	0	0	1	1	0	10-5	87.4	1.69
PJ PoulinW	0.2	0	0	0	0	1	0	4-4	87.5	0.00
Griff McGarryS	1.0	0	0	0	1	1	0	15-8	87.1	1.93
Totals	9.0	7	2	2	2	14	1	126-86	-	-

Inherited runners-scored:Beeter 1-0; Poulin 1-0

Pitches-strikes:Irvin 51-37; Beeter 5-4; Waldichuk 41-28; Rutledge 10-5; Poulin 4-4; McGarry 15-8

Groundouts-flyouts:Irvin 2-4; Beeter 0-0; Waldichuk 0-2; Rutledge 0-1; Poulin 1-0; McGarry 1-1

Houston Astros

Home

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	P-S	Velo	ERA
Mike Burrows	4.0	3	0	0	2	5	0	77-49	89.2	0.00

Game Notes

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T1Replay review: Yainer Diaz challenged (pitch result), call on the field was overturned: CJ Abrams called out on strikes.

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B5Replay review: Nick Allen challenged (pitch result), call on the field was confirmed: Nick Allen called out on strikes.

Bench
Zach ColeLF	3	0	0	0	0	2	.136/.310/.273	98.7	-	-
Carlos Correa3B	3	1	2	1	0	0	.333/.412/.533	107.4	-	-
Yordan AlvarezDH	3	1	3	0	0	0	.250/.294/.375	105.4	-	-
Yainer DiazC	3	0	1	1	0	1	.105/.190/.158	103.5	-	-
Christian Walker1B	3	0	0	0	0	1	.050/.174/.100	93.3	-	-
Cam SmithRF	3	0	1	0	0	1	.320/.414/.600	101.7	-	-
Jake MeyersCF	3	0	0	0	0	2	.095/.136/.095	95.3	-	-
Jax Biggers2B	2	0	0	0	0	2	.125/.440/.125	74.9	-	-
Nick AllenSS	2	0	0	0	0	1	.227/.261/.273	84.6	-	-
Mike BurrowsP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Tom CosgroveP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Bennett SousaP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Bryan KingP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Roddery MuñozP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Logan VanWeyP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-