Washington Nationals vs. Chicago Cubs: game summary
Final · May 17, 2021 at 7:40 p.m.
Wrigley Field
Summary
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Washington NationalsWSH | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 1 |
 Chicago CubsCHC | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | 7 | 12 | 0 |
Decisions
- WinnerAdbert Alzolay
- LoserJon Lester
Scoring plays
- Bot 1Anthony Rizzo out on a sacrifice fly to left fielder Kyle Schwarber. Willson Contreras scores.0-1
- Bot 2Jason Heyward homers (4) on a fly ball to left center field. Matt Duffy scores.0-3
- Top 3Trea Turner homers (10) on a fly ball to left field.1-3
- Bot 3Willson Contreras homers (8) on a fly ball to left center field.1-4
- Top 4Kyle Schwarber homers (6) on a fly ball to center field. Josh Bell scores.3-4
- Bot 6Javier Baez homers (9) on a fly ball to right center field.3-5
- Bot 7Eric Sogard singles on a ground ball to left fielder Kyle Schwarber. Nico Hoerner scores.3-6
- Bot 8Jason Heyward singles on a line drive to right fielder Juan Soto. Anthony Rizzo scores.3-7
Box score
Washington Nationals
| Batters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trea TurnerSS | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .329 |
| Juan SotoRF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .264 |
| Josh Bell1B | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .172 |
| Kyle SchwarberLF | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | .226 |
| Starlin Castro3B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .270 |
| Josh Harrison2B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .296 |
| Yan GomesC | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .273 |
| Jon LesterP | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .143 |
| Kyle FinneganP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Andrew StevensonPH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .250 |
| Sam ClayP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Tanner RaineyP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Paolo EspinoP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Yadiel HernandezPH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .288 |
| Victor RoblesCF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .241 |
| Totals | 32 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 8 |
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | P-S | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jon Lester | 5.1 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 76-53 | 3.80 |
| Kyle Finnegan | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 11-8 | 4.86 |
| Sam Clay | 0.1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 12-9 | 2.77 |
| Tanner Rainey | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 9-8 | 7.50 |
| Paolo Espino | 1.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 19-14 | 2.57 |
Chicago Cubs
| Batters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Willson ContrerasC | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .254 |
| Kris BryantLF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .301 |
| Anthony Rizzo1B | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .254 |
| Javier BáezSS | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .265 |
| Matt Duffy3B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .282 |
| Jason HeywardRF | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | .187 |
| Nico Hoerner2B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .319 |
| Ian HappCF | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .188 |
| Adbert AlzolayP | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .100 |
| David BotePH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .182 |
| Rex BrothersP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Ryan TeperaP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Eric SogardPH | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .258 |
| Andrew ChafinP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Tommy NanceP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Totals | 33 | 7 | 12 | 7 | 0 | 9 |
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | P-S | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adbert Alzolay | 5.0 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 63-44 | 4.62 |
| Rex Brothers | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 16-8 | 3.14 |
| Ryan Tepera | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 21-13 | 3.44 |
| Andrew Chafin | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 17-7 | 2.70 |
| Tommy Nance | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 11-9 | 0.00 |
Game info
- Ballpark
- Wrigley Field
- Attendance
- 11,144
- Duration
- 2 h 53
- Weather
- 62 °F, Cloudy · wind 3 mph, Out To RF
- Umpires
- Ben May (Home plate) · John Tumpane (First base) · Chris Conroy (Second base) · Pat Hoberg (Third base)
About this game
Who won Nationals vs Cubs?
Cubs won 7-3 over Nationals on Monday, May 17, 2021.
When was Nationals vs Cubs played?
On Monday, May 17, 2021, at 7:40 PM ET at Wrigley Field.
Where was Nationals vs Cubs played?
At Wrigley Field.