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Washington Falls 7-1 Against Houston - Game Recap

Washington dropped a 7-1 decision at Nationals Park on Sunday as Houston legged out a win behind winning pitcher Gerrit Cole.

The Astros were a -215 favorite in the win. The combined score pushed PUSH the total, which closed at 8.

Gerrit Cole earned the victory for the Astros, throwing 7 innings of work, striking out 9, walking 2, and allowing 3 hits and 1 earned runs. That effort was supported by 2 RBIs from George Springer in the win.

Washington got a 1.2-inning outing from Daniel Hudson in the loss. He gave up 3 earned runs, 1 walks and 4 hits in his time on the mound, while Juan Soto had 2 hits in the loss for the Nationals.

The battle of the bats favored Houston as they had 10 hits, while Washington only had 4.