Washington Nationals @ Chicago Cubs
Nationals Hitting
| hitters |
|---|
D. SpanCF |
D. Uggla2B |
T. MooreLF |
| team |
| AB | R | H | RBI | HR | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .325 | .360 | .532 |
| 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .257 | .305 | .406 |
| 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .311 | .370 | .389 |
| 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | .331 | .470 | .745 |
| 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .227 | .286 | .386 |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .273 | .298 | .378 |
| 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .206 | .306 | .365 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .208 | .283 | .438 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .219 | .265 | .375 |
| 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .200 | .200 | .200 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .256 | .357 | .463 |
| 37 | 3 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 13 |
- Batting
- 2BDesmond 2 (16, Lester 2)
- HRHarper (18, 6th inning off Lester 0 on, 0 Out); Espinosa (6, 9th inning off Wood 0 on, 1 Out)
- RBIHarper (43), Espinosa (14)
- GIDPSpan
- Team LOB10
- Team RISP0-8 (Escobar 0-3, Moore 0-1, Uggla 0-1, Harper 0-2, Zimmerman 0-1)
Cubs Hitting
| hitters |
|---|
A. Rizzo1B |
J. LakeRF-LF |
| team |
| AB | R | H | RBI | HR | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .209 | .284 | .425 |
| 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .277 | .337 | .407 |
| 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .315 | .439 | .570 |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .275 | .393 | .478 |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .247 | .337 | .425 |
| 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .270 | .298 | .339 |
| 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .259 | .286 | .333 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .162 | .311 | .270 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .262 | .382 | .439 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .143 | .000 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .091 | .091 | .091 |
| 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .217 | .234 | .261 |
| 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .252 | .299 | .420 |
| 33 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 14 |
a-grounded to third for D Ross in the 7th
b-struck out swinging for J Lester in the 7th
c-doubled to left for C Coghlan in the 8th
d-reached on infield single to shortstop for T Wood in the 9th
- Batting
- 2BLake (2, Scherzer); Soler (12, Grace)
- SHFowler
- Team LOB9
- Team RISP0-6 (Fowler 0-1, Bryant 0-2, Ross 0-1, Lester 0-1, Castro 0-1)
- Baserunning
- SBLake (2, 3rd base off Scherzer/Ramos)
- Fielding
- DP1 (A. Russell-Castro-Rizzo)
- EA. Russell (7, throw); Castro 2 (11, ground ball 2)
Nationals Pitching
| pitchers |
|---|
M. Scherzer(W,6-3) |
C. Janssen(H,2) |
D. Storen(S,16) |
| team |
| IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7.0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 0 | 108-72 | 1.51 |
| 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6-2 | 2.25 |
| 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12-8 | 0.00 |
| 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 14-11 | 0.84 |
| 9.0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 0 | 140-93 |
- Pitching
- First-pitch strikes/Batters FacedScherzer 21-27; Grace 1-2; Janssen 0-3; Storen 4-4
- Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikesScherzer 23-21-15-13; Grace 0-0-1-1; Janssen 2-0-3-3; Storen 3-4-1-3
- Ground Balls-Fly BallsScherzer 1-7; Grace 0-0; Janssen 2-1; Storen 1-1
- Game ScoresM Scherzer 79
Cubs Pitching
| pitchers |
|---|
J. Lester(L,4-3) |
| team |
| IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7.0 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 1 | 106-69 | 3.30 |
| 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5-1 | 2.00 |
| 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 12-9 | 4.26 |
| 1.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 23-12 | 5.40 |
| 9.0 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 2 | 146-91 |
- Pitching
- HBPRizzo (By Grace)
- First-pitch strikes/Batters FacedLester 21-30; J. Russell 1-1; Motte 2-3; Wood 3-6
- Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikesLester 16-16-20-17; J. Russell 1-0-0-0; Motte 1-1-5-2; Wood 3-2-3-4
- Ground Balls-Fly BallsLester 9-2; J. Russell 0-0; Motte 0-2; Wood 1-0
- Game ScoresJ Lester 65
Scoring Summary
Inning | WSH | CHC | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4th | Zimmerman grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, Harper out at second, Escobar to third, Escobar scored on throwing error by second baseman A. Russell. | 1 | 0 | ||
| 6th | Harper homered to left (376 feet). | 2 | 0 | ||
| 9th | Espinosa homered to left (375 feet). | 3 | 0 | ||
WSH wins 2-1
Game Information
Wrigley Field
1:05 AM, 28 May 2015
Chicago, Illinois
Attendance: 34,215
Game Time:3:00
- Umpires:
- Home Plate Umpire - Hunter Wendelstedt
- First Base Umpire - Bob Davidson
- Second Base Umpire - Ryan Blakney
- Third Base Umpire - Mike DiMuro
2025 National League East Standings
| Team | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Philadelphia | 96 | 66 | .593 | - | W1 |
| New York | 83 | 79 | .512 | 13 | L1 |
| Miami | 79 | 83 | .488 | 17 | W1 |
| Atlanta | 76 | 86 | .469 | 20 | W1 |
| Washington | 66 | 96 | .407 | 30 | L1 |
2025 National League Central Standings
| Team | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Milwaukee | 97 | 65 | .599 | - | W1 |
| Chicago | 92 | 70 | .568 | 5 | W3 |
| Cincinnati | 83 | 79 | .512 | 14 | L1 |
| St. Louis | 78 | 84 | .481 | 19 | L4 |
| Pittsburgh | 71 | 91 | .438 | 26 | L1 |

