Cubs vs Nationals Game (Aug 13, 2026) - Played at Nationals Park

Final · August 13, 2026 at 4:05 p.m.

Nationals Park

Summary

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Chicago CubsCHC	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
Washington NationalsWSH	0	0	0	1	5	0	0	1	-	7	10	0

Decisions

WinnerCade Cavalli
LoserKevin Gausman

Scoring plays

Bot 4Dylan Crews doubles (11) on a sharp line drive to left fielder Ian Happ. Abimelec Ortiz scores.0-1
Bot 5Andrew Pinckney out on a sacrifice fly to right fielder Seiya Suzuki. Jorbit Vivas scores.0-2
Bot 5Abimelec Ortiz homers (4) on a fly ball to center field. Andrés Chaparro scores. CJ Abrams scores.0-5
Bot 5Daylen Lile singles on a line drive to right fielder Seiya Suzuki. Dylan Crews scores.0-6
Bot 8Jorbit Vivas singles on a line drive to left fielder Ian Happ. Daylen Lile scores. Brady House to 2nd.0-7

Box score

Chicago Cubs

Batters	AB	H	BB	K	AVG
Pete Crow-ArmstrongCF	4	0	0	3	.281
Seiya SuzukiRF	3	0	0	1	.271
Tyrone TaylorPH	1	0	0	0	.236
Michael Busch1B	3	1	0	0	.245
James Triantos2B	0	0	0	0	.200
Alex Bregman3B	3	0	0	1	.254
Ian HappLF	3	0	0	1	.216
Pedro Ramírez1B	3	0	0	1	.294
Dansby SwansonSS	1	0	2	1	.215
Michael ConfortoDH	3	0	0	2	.230
Miguel AmayaC	3	0	0	1	.238
Totals	27	1	2	11

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	P-S	ERA
Kevin Gausman	4.2	7	6	6	1	7	1	93-64	4.53
Aaron Civale	3.1	3	1	1	0	1	0	37-27	5.05

Washington Nationals

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG
CJ AbramsSS	4	1	1	0	0	1	.284
Abimelec Ortiz1B	4	2	2	3	0	1	.333
Dylan CrewsRF	4	1	2	1	0	1	.218
Daylen LileLF	4	1	2	1	0	0	.249
Brady House3B	4	0	1	0	0	1	.236
Jorbit Vivas2B	3	1	1	1	1	1	.243
Andrés ChaparroDH	4	1	1	0	0	1	.226
Keibert RuizC	4	0	0	0	0	1	.275
Andrew PinckneyCF	2	0	0	1	0	1	.250
Totals	33	7	10	7	1	8

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	P-S	ERA
Cade Cavalli	8.0	1	0	0	2	10	0	103-63	3.36
Clayton Beeter	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	11-8	3.65

Game info

Ballpark: Nationals Park
Attendance: 21,463
Duration: 2 h 20
Weather: 89 °F, Partly Cloudy · wind 8 mph, In From LF
Umpires: Lance Barksdale (Home plate) · Ryan Wills (First base) · Ryan Additon (Second base) · Jonathan Parra (Third base)

About this game

Who won Cubs vs Nationals?

Nationals won 7-0 over Cubs on Thursday, August 13, 2026.

When was Cubs vs Nationals played?

On Thursday, August 13, 2026, at 4:05 PM ET at Nationals Park.

Where was Cubs vs Nationals played?

At Nationals Park.

Team

Chicago CubsCHC

Washington NationalsWSH

Scoring plays

Bot 4Dylan Crews doubles (11) on a sharp line drive to left fielder Ian Happ. Abimelec Ortiz scores.0-1

Bot 5Andrew Pinckney out on a sacrifice fly to right fielder Seiya Suzuki. Jorbit Vivas scores.0-2

Bot 5Abimelec Ortiz homers (4) on a fly ball to center field. Andrés Chaparro scores. CJ Abrams scores.0-5

Bot 5Daylen Lile singles on a line drive to right fielder Seiya Suzuki. Dylan Crews scores.0-6

Bot 8Jorbit Vivas singles on a line drive to left fielder Ian Happ. Daylen Lile scores. Brady House to 2nd.0-7

Batters

RBI

AVG

Pete Crow-ArmstrongCF

.281

.271

.236

.245

.200

.254

.216

.294

.215

.230

.238

Totals

Pitchers

P-S

ERA

Kevin Gausman

4.2

93-64

4.53

Aaron Civale

3.1

37-27

5.05

Batters

RBI

AVG

.284

.333

.218

.249

.236

.243

.226

.275

.250

Totals

Pitchers

P-S

ERA

Cade Cavalli

8.0

103-63

3.36

Clayton Beeter

1.0

11-8

3.65