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From the vault · October 15, 2008 · 2008 NLCS, Game 5: The Philadelphia Phillies beat the Los Angeles Dodgers 5β1 at Dodger Stadium to win the NL pennant, 4 games to 1. βΆ Video β
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Chicago Cubs @
Washington Nationals
2026-08-11 Β· Night game Β· Nationals Park Β· Att: 23428 Β· 87Β°F, Partly Cloudy Β· Wind 7 mph, L To R Β· 3:04
Chicago Cubs defeated Washington Nationals 8β6. Washington Nationals opened the scoring in the 1st β CJ Abrams homers (29) on a fly ball to right field. Brady House scores. Chicago Cubs took the lead in the 4th β Carson Kelly reaches on a fielder's choice, fielded by second baseman Nasim NuΓ±ez. Nico Hoerner scores. The game's biggest swing came in the 1st: CJ Abrams homers (29) on a fly ball to right field. Brady House scores β worth 18% in win probability.
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Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CHN | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 9 | |
| WAS | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 11 |
Chicago Cubs β batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Pete Crow-Armstrong CF | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Seiya Suzuki RF | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
Michael Busch 1B | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Alex Bregman 3B | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Ian Happ LF | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
Nico Hoerner 2B | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Michael Conforto DH | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Carson Kelly C | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Dansby Swanson SS | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Washington Nationals β batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |
Abimelec Ortiz 1B | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 4 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
CJ Abrams SS | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
Harry Ford C | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Miles Mikolas P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Nasim NuΓ±ez 2B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Jose Tena LF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Chicago Cubs β pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Shota Imanaga | 4.2 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 5 |
| 1.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
Ryan Zeferjahn | 0.2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
Ryan Rolison | 1.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Trent Thornton | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Washington Nationals β pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Miles Mikolas | 3.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
Max Kranick | 1.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 3.1 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 4 | |
Orlando Ribalta | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
Tom Cosgrove | 0.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |





















