Starting Lineups:
Washington Nationals Chicago Cubs
1. Thomas rf Ortega cf
2. C. Hernandez 2b Happ lf
3. Voit dh Reyes dh
4. Meneses 1b Suzuki rf
5. Y. Hernandez lf Hoerner ss
6. Franco 3b McKinstry 3b
7. Robles cf Gomes c
8. Vargas ss Higgins 1b
9. Barrera c Madrigal 2b
Gray p Steele p
NATIONALS 1ST: Thomas singled to third; On a bunt C. Hernandez
singled to first [Thomas to second]; Nationals challenged
(play at 1st), call on the field was overturned; Voit was
called out on strikes; Meneses struck out while Thomas was
caught stealing third (catcher to third); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Nationals 0, Cubs 0.
CUBS 1ST: Ortega struck out; Happ grounded out (pitcher to
first); Reyes singled to second; Suzuki flied to center; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Nationals 0, Cubs 0.
NATIONALS 2ND: Y. Hernandez struck out; Franco grounded out
(third to first); Robles grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Nationals 0, Cubs 0.
CUBS 2ND: Hoerner singled to center; McKinstry flied to right;
Gomes grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first)
[Hoerner out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Nationals 0,
Cubs 0.
NATIONALS 3RD: Vargas struck out [Vargas out at first (catcher
to first)]; Barrera singled to center; Thomas struck out; C.
Hernandez doubled to left [Barrera scored, C. Hernandez to
third]; Voit flied to left; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Nationals 1,
Cubs 0.
CUBS 3RD: Higgins flied to center; Madrigal doubled to right;
Ortega flied to center [Madrigal to third]; Happ flied to
center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Nationals 1, Cubs 0.
NATIONALS 4TH: Meneses singled to right; Y. Hernandez struck
out; Franco singled to center [Meneses to second]; Robles struck
out; Vargas singled to right [Meneses to third, Franco to
second]; Barrera struck out; 0 R, 3 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Nationals 1,
Cubs 0.
CUBS 4TH: Reyes struck out; Suzuki grounded out (catcher to
first); Hoerner flied to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Nationals 1, Cubs 0.
NATIONALS 5TH: Thomas was called out on strikes; C. Hernandez
grounded out (first unassisted); Voit grounded out (shortstop to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Nationals 1, Cubs 0.
CUBS 5TH: McKinstry singled to right; Gomes struck out; Higgins
lined to center; Madrigal flied to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Nationals 1, Cubs 0.
NATIONALS 6TH: Meneses homered to left-center; Y. Hernandez
grounded out (second to first); Franco popped to first; Robles
lined to left; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Nationals 2, Cubs 0.
CUBS 6TH: Ortega grounded out (shortstop to first); Happ was
called out on strikes; Reyes singled to left; Suzuki popped to
first; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Nationals 2, Cubs 0.
NATIONALS 7TH: RUCKER REPLACED STEELE (PITCHING); Vargas
grounded out (second to first); Barrera lined to center; Thomas
popped to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Nationals 2, Cubs 0.
CUBS 7TH: Hoerner homered to left; McKinstry struck out; Gomes
singled to left; CISHEK REPLACED GRAY (PITCHING); Higgins walked
[Gomes to second]; WISDOM RAN FOR GOMES; Madrigal singled to
center [Wisdom scored, Higgins to third (error by Robles),
Madrigal to second]; Ortega out on a sacrifice fly to right
[Higgins scored, Madrigal to third]; EDWARDS REPLACED CISHEK
(PITCHING); Happ singled to right [Madrigal scored (unearned)];
Reyes lined to right; 4 R (3 ER), 4 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Nationals 2,
Cubs 4.
NATIONALS 8TH: WISDOM STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); HIGGINS
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING C ); HUGHES REPLACED RUCKER
(PITCHING); C. Hernandez lined to shortstop; Voit struck out;
Meneses walked; CRUZ BATTED FOR Y. HERNANDEZ; WICK REPLACED
HUGHES (PITCHING); Cruz singled to center [Meneses to second];
PALACIOS RAN FOR CRUZ; Franco struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Nationals 2, Cubs 4.
CUBS 8TH: PALACIOS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); ARANO REPLACED
EDWARDS (PITCHING); Suzuki was hit by a pitch; Hoerner popped to
second; McKinstry grounded out (second to first) [Suzuki to
second]; Wisdom popped to first in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 1 LOB. Nationals 2, Cubs 4.
NATIONALS 9TH: Robles grounded out (second to first); On a bunt
Vargas made an out to first; RUIZ BATTED FOR BARRERA; Ruiz was
called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Nationals 2, Cubs
4.
Final Totals R H E LOB
Nationals 2 9 1 7
Cubs 4 9 0 6
