Houston Astros vs Washington Nationals Starting Lineup — Tuesday, Jul 7, 2026
Final Lineups
Houston Astros @ Washington Nationals · Tuesday, Jul 7, 2026
Houston’s lineup has no MLB history against Andrew Alvarez. Jose Altuve, Yordan Alvarez, Isaac Paredes, Christian Walker, Cam Smith, Zach Dezenzo, Brice Matthews, Nick Allen, and Christian Vázquez have not faced him in the majors, so there are no batter-versus-pitcher results to lean on here. That leaves the Astros entering this matchup with a completely fresh look against the left-hander.
Washington’s lineup is in the same spot against Tatsuya Imai. James Wood, Luis García Jr., Curtis Mead, CJ Abrams, Keibert Ruiz, Daylen Lile, Nasim Nuñez, Jorbit Vivas, and Jacob Young have no MLB history versus him. With no prior plate appearances for any projected Nationals hitter, there is no established matchup data on this side either.
The takeaway is that neither side brings any familiarity into this game. Houston and Washington are both facing opposing starters with entirely clean MLB batter-versus-pitcher histories across the projected lineup.
| # | Batter | AVG | OBP | OPS | HR | RBI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jose Altuve | 0.245 | 0.309 | 0.704 | 13 | 37 |
| 2 | Yordan Alvarez | 0.319 | 0.432 | 1.045 | 36 | 88 |
| 3 | Isaac Paredes | 0.262 | 0.355 | 0.779 | 16 | 67 |
| 4 | Christian Walker | 0.230 | 0.308 | 0.748 | 23 | 71 |
| 5 | Cam Smith | 0.221 | 0.288 | 0.685 | 17 | 48 |
| 6 | Zach Dezenzo | 0.213 | 0.280 | 0.587 | 1 | 3 |
| 7 | Brice Matthews | 0.197 | 0.250 | 0.582 | 7 | 22 |
| 8 | Nick Allen | 0.261 | 0.300 | 0.645 | 2 | 13 |
| 9 | Christian Vázquez | 0.220 | 0.276 | 0.626 | 7 | 25 |
| # | Batter | AVG | OBP | OPS | HR | RBI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | James Wood | 0.265 | 0.393 | 0.928 | 30 | 73 |
| 2 | Luis García Jr. | 0.279 | 0.309 | 0.850 | 25 | 80 |
| 3 | Curtis Mead | 0.253 | 0.353 | 0.851 | 17 | 48 |
| 4 | CJ Abrams | 0.279 | 0.354 | 0.884 | 29 | 91 |
| 5 | Keibert Ruiz | 0.276 | 0.314 | 0.747 | 7 | 42 |
| 6 | Daylen Lile | 0.241 | 0.290 | 0.691 | 15 | 65 |
| 7 | Nasim Nuñez | 0.224 | 0.308 | 0.568 | 1 | 34 |
| 8 | Jorbit Vivas | 0.237 | 0.327 | 0.646 | 3 | 21 |
| 9 | Jacob Young | 0.250 | 0.312 | 0.713 | 10 | 43 |