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Washington Nationals @ Chicago Cubs

2024-09-19 Β· Night game Β· Wrigley Field Β· Att: 31479 Β· 78Β°F, cloudy Β· Wind 9 mph R to L Β· 2:51

Chicago Cubs defeated Washington Nationals 7–6. Washington Nationals opened the scoring in the 1st β€” AndrΓ©s Chaparro singles on a ground ball to right fielder Cody Bellinger. CJ Abrams scores. James Wood to 2nd. Chicago Cubs took the lead in the 5th β€” Cody Bellinger grounds out to first baseman Juan Yepez. Ian Happ scores. Dansby Swanson to 3rd. Seiya Suzuki to 2nd. Washington Nationals took the lead in the 6th β€” Joey Gallo homers (8) on a fly ball to right field. Juan Yepez scores. Darren Baker scores. Chicago Cubs took the lead in the 7th β€” Isaac Paredes grounds out, third baseman JosΓ© Tena to first baseman Juan Yepez. Dansby Swanson scores. Cody Bellinger to 3rd. The game's biggest swing came in the 6th: Joey Gallo homers (8) on a fly ball to right field. Juan Yepez scores. Darren Baker scores β€” worth 38% in win probability.

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Line score

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W: Ethan Roberts   L: Robert Garcia   SV: Porter Hodge

Umpires β€” HP: Tripp Gibson Β· 1B: Adrian Johnson Β· 2B: David Arrieta Β· 3B: Ramon De Jesus Β· LF: (none) Β· RF: (none)

Washington Nationals β€” batting

BatterABRHRBIBBSO
CJ Abrams524001
Dylan Crews500002
James Wood211131
Andres Chaparro501100
Jose Tena402102
Keibert Ruiz400001
Juan Yepez411000
Darren Baker413001
Jacob Young100000
Joey Gallo311300

Chicago Cubs β€” batting

BatterABRHRBIBBSO
Ian Happ523001
Dansby Swanson443000
Seiya Suzuki312211
Cody Bellinger402300
Isaac Paredes300201
Patrick Wisdom200001
Nico Hoerner401000
Pete Crow-Armstrong401002
Miguel Amaya400000
Michael Busch200000

Washington Nationals β€” pitching

PitcherIPHBBSO
Patrick Corbin4.1814
Derek Law1.2000
Robert Garcia1.0301
Jose Ferrer1.0101

Chicago Cubs β€” pitching

PitcherIPHBBSO
Javier Assad5.0715
Shawn Armstrong0.2300
Drew Smyly0.1201
Ethan Roberts1.0011
Jorge Lopez1.0001
Porter Hodge1.0110

Play-by-play

Top 1

  • CJ Abrams: S8/G4M+
  • Dylan Crews: SB2
  • Dylan Crews: K
  • James Wood: SB3
  • James Wood: W
  • Andres Chaparro: S9/G34.3-H;1-2
  • Jose Tena: K
  • Keibert Ruiz: K

Bot 1

  • Ian Happ: 63/G6
  • Dansby Swanson: S6/G56
  • Seiya Suzuki: S7/L78D+.1-3
  • Cody Bellinger: S9/G34.3-H;1-2
  • Isaac Paredes: 8/F8D
  • Patrick Wisdom: 8/L8XD+

Top 2

  • Juan Yepez: 9/F9D
  • Darren Baker: S8/G4M
  • Jacob Young: 46(1)/FO/G4D.B-1
  • CJ Abrams: CS2(26)

Bot 2

  • Nico Hoerner: 7/F7
  • Pete Crow-Armstrong: K.BX1(23)
  • Miguel Amaya: 3/L34

Top 3

  • CJ Abrams: D8/L89XD+
  • Dylan Crews: 8/F8D.2-3
  • James Wood: D7/L2+.3-H
  • Andres Chaparro: WP.2-3
  • Andres Chaparro: 53/G56S
  • Jose Tena: S8/L78D.3-H
  • Keibert Ruiz: SB2
  • Keibert Ruiz: 3/G34

Bot 3

  • Ian Happ: S7/L7D+
  • Dansby Swanson: 64(1)/FO/G6.B-1
  • Seiya Suzuki: HR/F78XD.1-H
  • Cody Bellinger: 2/P2F/FL
  • Isaac Paredes: K

Top 4

  • Juan Yepez: 9/F9L
  • Darren Baker: S5/G56
  • Joey Gallo: 3/G3.1-2
  • CJ Abrams: K

Bot 4

  • Patrick Wisdom: K
  • Nico Hoerner: S5/G5S
  • Pete Crow-Armstrong: K
  • Miguel Amaya: SB2
  • Miguel Amaya: 43/G4

Top 5

  • Dylan Crews: 53/G56
  • James Wood: K
  • Andres Chaparro: 9/F89D

Bot 5

  • Ian Happ: S3/G4
  • Dansby Swanson: S7/L78.1-2
  • Seiya Suzuki: W.2-3;1-2
  • Cody Bellinger: 3/G23.3-H;2-3;1-2
  • Isaac Paredes: 9/SF/L9.3-H;2-3
  • Michael Busch: 8/L8D

Top 6

  • Jose Tena: S7/L7
  • Keibert Ruiz: 46(1)3/GDP/G4
  • Juan Yepez: S9/L9D+
  • Darren Baker: D7/G5.1-3
  • Joey Gallo: HR/F9LD.3-H;2-H
  • CJ Abrams: S8/G4M
  • Dylan Crews: K

Bot 6

  • Nico Hoerner: 8/L89D
  • Pete Crow-Armstrong: 13/G4MS-
  • Miguel Amaya: 53/G5

Top 7

  • James Wood: W
  • Andres Chaparro: 7/F7
  • Jose Tena: K+CS2(26)/DP

Bot 7

  • Ian Happ: S8/F78S
  • Dansby Swanson: S8/L8+.1-2
  • Seiya Suzuki: K
  • Cody Bellinger: S7/L78.2-H;1-3
  • Isaac Paredes: 53/G56.3-H;1-3
  • Michael Busch: 5/P5F/FL

Top 8

  • Keibert Ruiz: 31/G3
  • Juan Yepez: 9/F9D
  • Darren Baker: K

Bot 8

  • Nico Hoerner: 9/F9L
  • Pete Crow-Armstrong: S4/G4
  • Miguel Amaya: BK.1-2
  • Miguel Amaya: 143/G4.2-3
  • Ian Happ: K

Top 9

  • Joey Gallo: 43/G34D
  • CJ Abrams: D8/L89XD+
  • Dylan Crews: 8/F5S+.2-3
  • James Wood: W
  • Andres Chaparro: SB2
  • Andres Chaparro: 7/F7

Notes & reviews

  • Cubs challenged (tag play), call on the field was overturned.