At Nationals Park on Sunday, the Houston Astros (22-12) face the Washington Nationals (12-23), with first pitch at 1:35 PM ET. The Astros will hand the ball to Justin Verlander (4-1), and the Nationals will turn to Patrick Corbin (0-5).
The Nationals bested the Astros 13-6 at home yesterday, with Josh Rogers picking up the win after throwing one inning without giving up a hit or an earned run while striking out one.
Check out everything you need to know about this matchup including the date, time, TV channel and how to live stream it online free. You can watch this game live in the US at FuboTV (7-day free trial).
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What time is Houston vs. Washington?
- Game Day: Sunday, May 15, 2022
- Game Time: 13:35 ET, 12:35 CT, 11:35 MT, 10:35 PT
- Stadium: Nationals Park
- TV: AT&T Sportsnet Southwest (Regional restrictions may apply)
- Live Stream: Watch online with fuboTV!
Who is favored to win Houston vs. Washington?
- Houston odds: -198
- Washington odds: +168
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Who are the key players for Houston?
Starting pitcher (Verlander)
- The Astros will send Verlander (4-1) to the mound for his seventh start this season.
- The right-hander last pitched on Tuesday, when he allowed one hit in 8 2/3 scoreless innings against the Minnesota Twins.
- The 39-year-old has pitched in six games this season with a 1.55 ERA and 8.0 strikeouts per nine innings with a batting average against of .150.
Key hitters
- Yordan Alvarez has accumulated an on-base percentage of .374 and has 28 hits, both team-high numbers for the Astros, while batting .269 with three doubles, 11 home runs and 18 walks.
- Alex Bregman has nine doubles, five home runs and 21 walks while batting .241.
- Kyle Tucker is hitting .254 with six doubles, five home runs and 20 walks.
- Jeremy Pena is batting .276 with five doubles, a triple, six home runs and nine walks.
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Who are the key players for Washington?
Starting pitcher (Corbin)
- Corbin gets the start for the Nationals, his eighth of the season. He is 0-5 with a 6.06 ERA and 31 strikeouts in 32 2/3 innings pitched.
- The left-hander's last time out was on Tuesday against the New York Mets, when he threw 5 2/3 scoreless innings while giving up three hits.
- The 32-year-old has a 6.06 ERA and 8.5 strikeouts per nine innings in seven games this season, while allowing a batting average of .292 to his opponents.
Key hitters
- Juan Soto is leading the Nationals with 33 hits.
- Josh Bell leads his team with a .426 on-base percentage, and has a club-best .492 slugging percentage.
- Maikel Franco is batting .273 with 10 doubles, three home runs and six walks.
- Yadiel Hernandez is batting .337 with eight doubles, three home runs and six walks.
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Key stats for Houston vs. Washington
- The Astros rank fourth in baseball with 44 home runs. They average 1.3 per game.
- The Astros have hit 27 home runs away from home this season (1.3 per game).
- The Nationals have an 8.4 K/9 this season as a pitching staff, which ranks 18th in the majors.
- Their pitchers strike out 8.2 batters per nine innings in home games this season.
- The Nationals have hit 26 homers this season, which ranks 24th in the league.
- They've hit 13 homers, an average of 0.7 per game, in 19 home contests this season.
- The Astros pitching staff is 21st in MLB with a collective 8.2 strikeouts per nine innings.
- Astros pitchers have an 8.1 strikeouts per nine innings rate in road games this season.
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