Major League Baseball
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Washington 6, Houston 5
When: 7:05 PM ET, Tuesday, June 17, 2014
Where: Nationals Park, Washington, District of Columbia
Temperature: 92°
Umpires: Home - Paul Nauert, 1B - Larry Vanover, 2B - Angel Hernandez, 3B - Adrian Johnson
Attendance: 29960

Nationals 6, Astros 5: Anthony Rendon recorded two doubles and three RBIs while Ryan Zimmerman added two of each as host Washington held on to snap its four-game losing streak.

Denard Span went 2-for-4 and scored twice while Ian Desmond drove in a run for the Nationals, who managed a total of four runs during their skid. Tanner Roark (6-4) allowed one run and seven hits over five innings en route to his third straight win while Rafael Soriano worked around a walk in the ninth for his 14th save.

Jose Altuve collected a season-high four hits and plated two runs in his return to the starting lineup while Dexter Fowler, Matt Dominguez and Jonathan Villar each went 2-for-5 with an RBI and a run scored for the Astros, who kicked off a six-game road trip. Dallas Keuchel (8-4) suffered his first loss in seven road starts this season, surrendering four runs on six hits and four walks in five frames.

Washington jumped out to an early 2-0 lead as Span led off the first inning with an infield single and scored on a double by Rendon, who raced home on Zimmerman's two-base hit two batters later. Zimmerman plated Jayson Werth with another double in the third and Desmond followed with an RBI single to make it 4-0.

The Astros got back a run in the fourth, opening the frame with three straight base hits to load the bases before Dominguez's one-out infield single drove in Altuve. The Nationals added much-needed insurance two innings later with Rendon's two-run double, as Altuve highlighted a four-run rally in the eighth with one of his own.

GAME NOTEBOOK: Altuve was held out of the starting lineup in each of Houston's previous three games due to a hand injury. ... Span returned to Washington's lineup after missing Sunday's game with a stiff back. ... Nationals RHP Tyler Clippard provided little relief in the eighth, yielding four runs and five hits while recording only two outs.
Top Game Performances
Starting Pitchers
Houston   Washington
Dallas Keuchel Player Tanner Roark
Loss W/L Win
5.0 IP 5.0
4 Strikeouts 4
6 Hits 7
7.20 ERA 1.80
Hitting
Houston   Washington
Jose Altuve Player Anthony Rendon
4 Hits 2
2 RBI 3
0 HR 0
6 TB 4
.800 Avg .500
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Hits HR TB Avg LOB K RBI BB SB Errors
Houston 14 0 17 .350 25 7 5 3 0 0
Washington 9 0 13 .281 16 9 6 6 1 1