Nationals at Astros July 28, 2025

Game Time: 8:10 ET

Stadium: Daikin Park

Attendance: 28,786

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Game Details

Game Time: 2:18

Umpires: HP-Lance Barksdale, 1B-Will Little, 2B-Ryan Additon, 3B-Ryan Wills

Weather: 70 degrees.

News From July 28, 2025

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Jacob Young

Returning to lineup Monday

OFWashington Nationals

July 28, 2025

Young (finger) will start in center field and bat ninth in Monday's game against the Astros.

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Luis Garcia

Receiving night off

2BWashington Nationals

July 28, 2025

Garcia is out of the lineup for Monday's game against the Astros.

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Travis Sykora

Slated for UCL surgery

PWashington Nationals AA

July 28, 2025

Sykora will undergo a UCL reconstruction on his right elbow in two weeks, Andrew Golden of The Washington Post reports.

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James Wood

Day off amidst slump

OFWashington Nationals

July 28, 2025

Wood is out of the lineup for Monday's contest in Houston.

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Josh Bell

Three hits against Twins

1BWashington Nationals

July 28, 2025

Bell went 3-for-4 with a walk, a run scored and an RBI in Sunday's win over Minnesota.

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Alex Call

On base three times in win

OFWashington Nationals

July 28, 2025

Call went 2-for-4 with a walk and two RBI in Sunday's win over the Twins.

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Yordan Alvarez

Moving through hitting progression

OFHouston Astros

July 28, 2025

Alvarez (hand) took approximately 50 swings off a tee and faced soft-toss pitching in the batting cage during his most recent workout Friday, MLB.com reports.

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Jeremy Pena

Back with team, could return soon

SSHouston Astros

July 28, 2025

Pena (rib) returned to Houston to work out with the Astros on Monday and could be activated from the 10-day injured list in the near future, Matt Kawahara of the Houston Chronicle reports.

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Cam Smith

Receiving Monday off

3BHouston Astros

July 28, 2025

Smith is out of the lineup for Monday's game against the Nationals.

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Cooper Hummel

Heading to bench

OFHouston Astros

July 28, 2025

Hummel is out of the lineup for Monday's game against the Nationals, Chandler Rome of The Athletic reports.

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Jon Singleton

Dropped from 40-man roster

1BHouston Astros AAA

July 28, 2025

The Astros designated Singleton for assignment Monday.

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Jacob Melton

Activated, rejoins lineup

OFHouston Astros

July 28, 2025

The Astros reinstated Melton (ankle) from the 10-day injured list Monday. He'll start in center field and will bat fifth in the Astros' series opener versus the Nationals, Chandler Rome of The Athletic reports.

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Luis Garcia

Ramps up to 46 pitches

PHouston Astros

July 28, 2025

Garcia (elbow) threw 2.1 scoreless innings in a rehab outing with Double-A Corpus Christi on Saturday.

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