After their five-game skid, the Houston Astros have started to come back to Earth and play like we know they can, beating the Washington Nationals 9-1 to make it back-to-back wins and a series win.
The Astros got to work early, scoring in the bottom of the first thanks to back-to-back singles and a sac-fly from Cam Smith, but the lead didn’t even last an inning before the Nats tied it right back up at one off Astros starter Ryan Gusto.
This tie didn’t last though after a Dubón walk and Short single put runners at the corners for Altuve and, excited about the return of teammate Jeremy Peña, spanked a three-run shot into the Crawford Boxes, giving Houston a 4-1 lead early.