Astros vs Nationals Game Breakdown & Projections – Sun, Apr 21st 2024

Grab your mitts and shades, folks, because it’s game day at Nationals Park where the Houston Astros are looking to shoot past their recent slump against the Washington Nationals in a sunny showdown this afternoon! With both teams eager to climb up from the bottom of their conference barrels, and the Astros trailing just behind in the American League, this matchup promises to deliver more twists than a pretzel vendor. The stakes are high with the betting lines leaning towards Houston despite their recent stumble against the Nats—making today’s face-off a must-watch for every fantasy league fanatic out there. So, as the first pitch is set to fly at 01:35 PM EST under clear skies, who will rocket to victory and who will just end up seeing stars?

Game Breakdown

Game Time: April 21, 2024 01:35PM EST

Location: Nationals Park, Washington

Weather: Sunny with winds from the N at 2.2 mph. Temperature is at 48.2° with 41% humidity.

Vegas Odds

	HOU ML	WAS ML	Over/Under	Line
Open	-190	+156	9.0	-1.5/1.5
Recent	-174	+143	9.0	-1.5/1.5
Difference	+16	-13	0	–

Team Performance

LAST 10

3W-7L

AWAY

146W-105L

63.5% Win Probability

LAST 10

5W-5L

HOME

95W-152L

36.5% Win Probability

Previous Matchups

Date		Runs	O/U	O/U DIFF
04/19/24	Houston Astros HOU	5	Under	-1.0
04/19/24	Washington Nationals WAS	3	Under	-1.0
04/20/24	Houston Astros HOU	4	Push	-0.0
04/20/24	Washington Nationals WAS	5	Push	-0.0
06/13/23	Washington Nationals WAS	1	Under	-2.0
06/13/23	Houston Astros HOU	6	Under	-2.0
06/14/23	Washington Nationals WAS	4	Push	-0.0
06/14/23	Houston Astros HOU	5	Push	-0.0
06/15/23	Washington Nationals WAS	4	Under	-4.0
06/15/23	Houston Astros HOU	1	Under	-4.0

Astros Vs Over/Under

Nationals Vs Over/Under

Luis Garcia

ERA N/A | IP 0 | 0W-0L | KO 0

Date	Matchup	Result	IP	Hits	Runs	KO	Over
04-20-24	@WAS	4-5L	6.0	5	2	6	Push
04-13-24	vsTEX	2-9W	6.0	5	2	5	Over
04-07-24	@TEX	3-1W	6.0	1	0	4	Under
04-01-24	vsTOR	0-10W	9.0	0	0	7	Over
08-26-23	@DET	9-2W	2.0	2	0	1	Over
08-02-23	vsCLE	2-3W	4.0	5	2	3	Under
07-06-23	vsSEA	5-1L	6.0	3	3	9	Under
06-30-23	@TEX	5-3W	5.0	4	3	2	Under
06-24-23	@LAD	7-8L	6.0	2	3	6	Over
06-18-23	vsCIN	9-7L	5.7	7	5	5	Over
04-16-24	vsATL	6-2L	6.0	5	2	3	Under
04-11-24	@KC	3-13L	0.7	11	9	0	Over
04-05-24	@TEX	2-10L	3.0	8	5	3	Over
03-30-24	vsNYY	5-3L	4.0	4	1	5	Under
10-01-23	@ARI	8-1W	1.0	0	0	0	Push
09-24-23	vsKC	6-5L	3.0	6	6	4	Over
09-19-23	vsBAL	9-5L	5.3	6	7	5	Over
09-13-23	vsOAK	2-6W	5.0	0	0	7	Under
09-08-23	vsSD	11-2L	4.3	6	6	5	Over
09-02-23	vsNYY	5-4L	4.0	5	5	5	Push

Trevor Williams

ERA 2.908 | IP 21.7 | 2.0W-0.0L | KO 18.0

Date	Matchup	Result	IP	Hits	Runs	KO	Over
04-15-24	@LAD	6-4W	5.0	4	2	4	Over
04-20-24	vsHOU	4-5W	6.0	3	1	4	Push
04-14-24	@OAK	6-7L	5.3	6	3	7	Over
04-08-24	@SF	8-1W	5.0	3	1	2	Push
04-03-24	vsPIT	3-5W	5.3	3	2	5	Under
09-29-23	@ATL	10-6W	3.3	7	2	4	Over
09-16-23	@MIL	5-9L	2.0	5	3	1	Over
09-10-23	vsLAD	7-3L	4.3	8	6	4	Over
09-02-23	vsMIA	11-5L	4.0	12	9	3	Over
08-27-23	@MIA	1-2L	7.0	5	2	5	Under
08-20-23	vsPHI	3-4W	6.0	2	0	4	Under

Astros Recent Games

Date	vsOpp	Result	Hits	HR	O/U
04/22	vs WAS	4-5L	9	0	Push
04/21	vs WAS	5-3W	13	0	Under
04/19	@ ATL	4-5L	9	2	Push
04/18	@ ATL	2-6L	7	1	Under
04/17	@ ATL	1-6L	7	0	Under
04/16	@ TEX	8-5W	10	2	Over
04/15	@ TEX	9-2W	14	0	Over
04/14	@ TEX	8-12L	11	2	Over
04/13	vs KC	3-13L	11	1	Over
04/12	vs KC	2-11L	9	0	Over
04/11	vs KC	3-3L	14	0	Under
04/10	vs TEX	10-5W	11	2	Over
04/09	vs TEX	3-1W	4	1	Under
04/08	vs TEX	2-7L	8	0	Push
04/07	vs TEX	2-10L	3	1	Over

Nationals Recent Games

Date	vsOpp	Result	Hits	HR	O/U
04/22	@ HOU	5-4W	9	1	Push
04/21	@ HOU	3-5L	8	1	Under
04/19	vs LAD	2-0W	4	1	Under
04/18	vs LAD	2-6L	6	1	Under
04/17	vs LAD	6-4W	8	2	Over
04/16	vs OAK	6-7L	12	1	Over
04/15	vs OAK	3-1W	10	0	Under
04/14	vs OAK	1-2L	8	1	Under
04/12	vs SF	1-7L	4	1	Under
04/11	vs SF	5-3W	8	1	Under
04/10	vs SF	7-1W	10	1	Under
04/09	@ PHI	3-2W	8	0	Under
04/08	@ PHI	2-5L	4	1	Under
04/07	@ PHI	0-4L	2	0	Under
04/06	@ PIT	4-7L	8	1	Over

Team’s Batting Order

Houston Astros	DK	FD	AVG	SLG	OBP	OPP	HR/Rate
#1 Jose Altuve	11.0	13.9	0.367	0.622	48.9%	111.1%	5.6%
#2 Yordan Alvarez	11.6	15.3	0.291	0.5	43.0%	93.0%	5.8%
#3 Kyle Tucker	11.1	14.8	0.286	0.536	47.6%	101.2%	6.0%
#4 Alex Bregman	9.3	11.9	0.225	0.296	36.6%	66.2%	0.0%
#5 Yainer Diaz	9.1	11.5	0.289	0.434	36.1%	79.5%	3.6%
#5 Luis Garcia	8.6	8.6	nan	nan	nan%	nan%	nan%
#6 Jeremy Pena	8.7	10.8	0.356	0.483	40.2%	88.5%	2.3%
#7 Jon Singleton	7.0	8.5	0.25	0.312	37.5%	68.8%	0.0%
#8 Chas McCormick	7.9	10.3	0.241	0.293	39.7%	69.0%	0.0%
#8 Jake Meyers	6.2	8.3	0.237	0.447	31.6%	76.3%	5.3%
#9 Victor Caratini	5.8	7.9	0.269	0.462	26.9%	73.1%	3.8%
#9 Mauricio Dubon	6.4	8.3	0.294	0.412	33.3%	74.5%	2.0%

Washington Nationals	DK	FD	AVG	SLG	OBP	OPP	HR/Rate
#1 Jacob Young	7.6	9.5	0.237	0.289	31.6%	60.5%	0.0%
#2 CJ Abrams	8.1	10.5	0.3	0.7	38.6%	108.6%	8.6%
#3 Jesse Winker	7.8	10.2	0.339	0.532	56.5%	109.7%	3.2%
#4 Lane Thomas	8.0	10.2	0.183	0.256	25.6%	51.2%	2.4%
#5 Luis Garcia Jr.	6.8	8.6	0.288	0.458	33.9%	79.7%	1.7%
#6 Joey Meneses	6.7	8.6	0.217	0.233	35.0%	58.3%	0.0%
#7 Joey Gallo	6.8	9.3	0.143	0.365	38.1%	74.6%	4.8%
#7 Eddie Rosario	5.7	7.5	0.122	0.224	16.3%	38.8%	2.0%
#8 Nick Senzel	5.6	6.6	0.2	0.2	26.7%	46.7%	0.0%
#9 Riley Adams	6.2	8.1	0.289	0.553	34.2%	89.5%	5.3%