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Chicago Cubs @ 
Washington Nationals
2021-07-31 · Night game · Nationals Park · Att: 31444 · 80°F, cloudy · Wind 2 mph to LF · 3:16
Chicago Cubs defeated Washington Nationals 6–3. Chicago Cubs opened the scoring in the 1st — Patrick Wisdom reaches on a fielding error by right fielder Juan Soto. Rafael Ortega scores. Patrick Wisdom to 3rd. The game's biggest swing came in the 4th: Rafael Ortega homers (3) on a fly ball to center field. Andrew Romine scores — worth 14% in win probability.
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CHN | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 9 | |
| WAS | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 7 |
W: Kyle Hendricks L: Joe Ross SV: Kyle Ryan
Umpires — HP: Gabe Morales · 1B: Malachi Moore · 2B: Doug Eddings · 3B: Brian Knight · LF: (none) · RF: (none)
Chicago Cubs — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Rafael Ortega | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
 Willson Contreras | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
 Ian Happ | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
 Patrick Wisdom | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 David Bote | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Jason Heyward | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Sergio Alcantara | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
 Andrew Romine | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Kyle Hendricks | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Johneshwy Fargas | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Washington Nationals — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Victor Robles | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Juan Soto | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Ryan Zimmerman | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Yadiel Hernandez | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Luis Garcia | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Tres Barrera | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Carter Kieboom | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Adrian Sanchez | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Joe Ross | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Andrew Stevenson | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Josh Bell | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Chicago Cubs — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kyle Hendricks | 7.0 | 4 | 1 | 3 |
 Rex Brothers | 0.0 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| Codi Heuer | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Kyle Ryan | 1.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Washington Nationals — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joe Ross | 4.1 | 7 | 1 | 5 |
 Sam Clay | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Jefry Rodriguez | 3.0 | 2 | 3 | 3 |
 Andres Machado | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Play-by-play
Top 1
- Rafael Ortega: S7/L78D+
- Willson Contreras: K
- Ian Happ: K+SB2
- Patrick Wisdom: E9/L89XD.2-H(NR)(UR);B-3
- David Bote: 63/G6
Bot 1
- Victor Robles: 5/L56
- Juan Soto: W
- Ryan Zimmerman: K
- Yadiel Hernandez: D78/F78XD.1-H
- Luis Garcia: 7/L7L
Top 2
- Jason Heyward: 7/F78D
- Sergio Alcantara: 7/F7D
- Andrew Romine: S8/L8
- Kyle Hendricks: 43/G34
Bot 2
- Tres Barrera: 53/G56
- Carter Kieboom: 63/G6M
- Adrian Sanchez: S7/L7L
- Joe Ross: S9/G34.1-2
- Victor Robles: FC4/G4M.2-3;1-2(E4);B-1
- Juan Soto: 43/G34D+
Top 3
- Rafael Ortega: K
- Willson Contreras: E5/TH/G5.B-1
- Ian Happ: K
- Patrick Wisdom: 8/F78D
Bot 3
- Ryan Zimmerman: 43/G6M
- Yadiel Hernandez: 43/G4D
- Luis Garcia: 43/G34
Top 4
- David Bote: D7/L7LD
- Jason Heyward: 3/G34+.2-3
- Sergio Alcantara: S7/F7LS.3-H;B-2
- Andrew Romine: D7/G5.2-H
- Kyle Hendricks: 43/G4.2-3
- Rafael Ortega: HR/F8XD.3-H
- Willson Contreras: K
Bot 4
- Tres Barrera: HP
- Carter Kieboom: 64(1)3/GDP/G6
- Adrian Sanchez: 53/G56
Top 5
- Ian Happ: W
- Patrick Wisdom: S6/G56.1-2
- David Bote: 53/G56S.2-3;1-2
- Jason Heyward: 53/G56
- Sergio Alcantara: 43/G2+
Bot 5
- Andrew Stevenson: 3/G3
- Victor Robles: S8/L78
- Juan Soto: 13/G13.1-2
- Ryan Zimmerman: E5/G5.2-3;B-1
- Yadiel Hernandez: K
Top 6
- Andrew Romine: 8/F8D
- Kyle Hendricks: K
- Rafael Ortega: 5/L4+
Bot 6
- Luis Garcia: 63/G6M
- Tres Barrera: 31/G4S
- Carter Kieboom: 13/G1-
Top 7
- Willson Contreras: 7/L78D+
- Ian Happ: K
- Patrick Wisdom: S64/L6D
- David Bote: W.1-2
- Jason Heyward: S9/G4+.2-H;1-3
- Sergio Alcantara: W.1-2
- Andrew Romine: 4/L34
Bot 7
- Adrian Sanchez: 6/L56D
- Andrew Stevenson: 8/L8XD+
- Victor Robles: K
Top 8
- Johneshwy Fargas: W
- Rafael Ortega: CS2(26)
- Rafael Ortega: 8/F8XD
- Willson Contreras: K
Bot 8
- Juan Soto: D8/L89D+
- Ryan Zimmerman: W
- Josh Bell: S9/G4+.2-H;1-2
- Luis Garcia: S9/L9.2-3;1-2
- Tres Barrera: 52(3)/FO/G56.2-3;1-2;B-1
- Carter Kieboom: 8/SF/F78D.3-H
- Adrian Sanchez: 63/G6
Top 9
- Ian Happ: 43/G34+
- Patrick Wisdom: 7/F7D
- David Bote: 5/L56+
Bot 9
- Andrew Stevenson: 43/G4
- Victor Robles: W
- Juan Soto: 65(1)3/GDP/G6
Notes & reviews
- Cubs challenged call that Fargas was out at 2nd; call upheld - caught stealing