Astros square off against the Nationals with series tied 1-1
Houston; Wednesday, 2:10 p.m. EDT
PITCHING PROBABLES: Nationals: MacKenzie Gore (4-10, 3.52 ERA, 1.27 WHIP, 144 strikeouts); Astros: Ryan Gusto (6-4, 5.18 ERA, 1.48 WHIP, 82 strikeouts)
BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Astros -122, Nationals +102; over/under is 8 1/2 runs
BOTTOM LINE: The Houston Astros and Washington Nationals meet on Wednesday with the three-game series tied 1-1.
Houston has a 61-47 record overall and a 34-24 record in home games. The Astros have gone 41-19 in games when they record eight or more hits.
Washington has a 23-32 record in road games and a 44-63 record overall. The Nationals are 30-8 in games when they out-hit their opponents.
The teams square off Wednesday for the third time this season.
TOP PERFORMERS: Jose Altuve has 17 doubles, a triple, 17 home runs and 54 RBIs for the Astros. Brice Matthews is 5 for 31 with three home runs and eight RBIs over the last 10 games.
James Wood leads the Nationals with 45 extra base hits (21 doubles and 24 home runs). Luis Garcia is 11 for 36 with two doubles, two home runs and four RBIs over the last 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Astros: 5-5, .249 batting average, 4.40 ERA, outscored by nine runs
Nationals: 6-4, .236 batting average, 3.78 ERA, outscored opponents by five runs
INJURIES: Astros: Brandon Walter: 15-Day IL (elbow), Lance McCullers: 15-Day IL (finger), Brendan Rodgers: 60-Day IL (oblique), Isaac Paredes: 10-Day IL (hamstring), Jake Meyers: 10-Day IL (calf), Zach Dezenzo: 60-Day IL (hand), Yordan Alvarez: 60-Day IL (hand), Jeremy Pena: 10-Day IL (rib), Shawn Dubin: 15-Day IL (forearm), Pedro Leon: 60-Day IL (knee), Spencer Arrighetti: 60-Day IL (thumb), Ronel Blanco: 60-Day IL (elbow), Hayden Wesneski: 60-Day IL (elbow), Luis Garcia: 60-Day IL (elbow), Cristian Javier: 60-Day IL (elbow), J.P. France: 60-Day IL (shoulder)
Nationals: Dylan Crews: 60-Day IL (back), Trevor Williams: 60-Day IL (elbow), Keibert Ruiz: 7-Day IL (concussion), Derek Law: 60-Day IL (forearm), DJ Herz: 60-Day IL (elbow), Josiah Gray: 60-Day IL (elbow)
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
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