Washington Nationals vs. Chicago Cubs: game summary

Summary

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Washington NationalsWSH	0	1	0	6	0	1	0	0	2	10	11	2
Chicago CubsCHC	0	0	2	1	0	0	1	0	0	4	8	1

Decisions

• WinnerBrad Lord
• LoserMatthew Boyd

Scoring plays

1. Top 2Joey Wiemer homers (1) on a fly ball to left field.1-0
2. Bot 3Michael Busch singles on a fly ball to left fielder James Wood. Dansby Swanson scores.1-1
3. Bot 3Pete Crow-Armstrong singles on a ground ball to right fielder Joey Wiemer. Michael Busch scores. Alex Bregman out at 3rd on the throw, right fielder Joey Wiemer to catcher Keibert Ruiz to third baseman Brady House.1-2
4. Top 4Daylen Lile singles on a sharp line drive to right fielder Matt Shaw. Andrés Chaparro scores. Brady House to 3rd.2-2
5. Top 4Nationals challenged (tag play), call on the field was upheld: CJ Abrams singles on a sharp line drive to right fielder Matt Shaw. Brady House scores. Daylen Lile scores. CJ Abrams out at 2nd on the throw, right fielder Matt Shaw to second baseman Nico Hoerner to shortstop Dansby Swanson. Joey Wiemer to 3rd.4-2
6. Top 4Nasim Nuñez grounds out, shortstop Dansby Swanson to first baseman Michael Busch. Joey Wiemer scores.5-2
7. Top 4Jacob Young homers (1) on a fly ball to right field. Keibert Ruiz scores.7-2
8. Bot 4Dansby Swanson grounds out, second baseman Nasim Nuñez to first baseman Andrés Chaparro. Nico Hoerner scores. Carson Kelly to 3rd.7-3
9. Top 6Jacob Young flies out to right fielder Matt Shaw.8-3
10. Bot 7Pete Crow-Armstrong singles on a bunt ground ball to third baseman Brady House. Michael Busch scores. Alex Bregman to 2nd.8-4
11. Top 9Brady House homers (1) on a fly ball to right field. Luis García Jr. scores.10-4

Box score

Game info

Ballpark

Wrigley Field

Attendance

39,712

Duration

2 h 59

Weather

49 °F, Cloudy · wind 22 mph, In From LF

Umpires

Alan Porter (Home plate) · Jim Wolf (First base) · Roberto Ortiz (Second base) · Alex MacKay (Third base)