Ronel Blanco takes the mound looking to continue their dominant streak as the Houston Astros take on the Washington Nationals.
With three dominating performances under his belt already this season, Ronel Blanco (2-0, 0.86 ERA) takes the mound today for the Houston Astros as they continue their three-game weekend series against the Washington Nationals in a Saturday matinee. The Astros won the first game of the series on Friday behind the return of veteran pitcher Justin Verlander who allowed two runs over six innings propelling Houston to a 5-3 road win. The Nationals have alternated wins and losses over the last week and today send Trevor Williams (2-0, 3.45 ERA) to the mound in search of his third win in four starts.
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Game Date: April 20, 2024
Game Time: 4:00 p.m. ET
TV Channel: Space City Home Network, MASN, MLB.TV
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Astros second baseman Jose Altuve leads the league with his .376 batting average and comes into today with 17 hits in his last 10 games. Altuve, in his 14th season with the Astros, has hit .300 or better in each of his last two seasons and has finished seven seasons including his MVP season in 2017 above that mark.
Riding a six-game hitting streak, Nationals shortstop CJ Abrams is hitting .292 while posting a team-high 11 RBIs so far this season. The 23-year-old Abrams comes into today four RBIs away from 100 for his four year career.
Houston has won two of three against the Nationals in each of the last two seasons including the 2022 series in D.C. winning twice by five runs or more.
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