Washington Nationals @ Chicago Cubs
Nationals Hitting
| hitters |
|---|
J. SotoRF |
J. Bell1B |
| team |
| AB | R | H | RBI | HR | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .329 | .373 | .584 |
| 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .264 | .387 | .385 |
| 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .172 | .239 | .343 |
| 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .226 | .315 | .435 |
| 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .270 | .323 | .348 |
| 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .296 | .377 | .426 |
| 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .273 | .304 | .466 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .143 | .143 | .143 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .250 | .303 | .383 |
| 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 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .288 | .345 | .423 |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .241 | .344 | .315 |
| 32 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 8 |
a-struck out swinging for Finnegan in the 7th
b-grounded to third for Espino in the 9th
- Batting
- HRT. Turner (10, 3rd inning off Alzolay 0 on, 2 Out); Schwarber (6, 4th inning off Alzolay 1 on, 0 Out)
- RBIT. Turner (21), Schwarber 2 (17)
- 2Out RBIT. Turner
- GIDPGomes
- Team LOB5
- Team RISP0-2 (Castro 0-1, Bell 0-1)
- Fielding
- DP1 (Turner-Harrison-Bell)
- EGomes (3, throw)
- AssistsRobles (Rizzo at 2nd base)
Cubs Hitting
| hitters |
|---|
A. Rizzo1B |
J. BaezSS |
M. Duffy3B |
I. HappCF |
| team |
| AB | R | H | RBI | HR | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .254 | .350 | .475 |
| 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .301 | .392 | .625 |
| 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .254 | .365 | .449 |
| 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .265 | .308 | .515 |
| 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .282 | .374 | .365 |
| 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .187 | .259 | .350 |
| 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .319 | .411 | .447 |
| 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .188 | .310 | .313 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .100 | .100 | .100 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .182 | .254 | .282 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .258 | .292 | .348 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| 33 | 7 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 9 |
a-struck out looking for Alzolay in the 5th
b-singled to shallow left for Tepera in the 7th
- Batting
- 2BRizzo (8, Espino); Happ (3, Lester)
- HRHeyward (4, 2nd inning off Lester 1 on, 0 Out); Báez (9, 6th inning off Lester 0 on, 1 Out); Contreras (8, 3rd inning off Lester 0 on, 0 Out)
- RBIHeyward 3 (13), Sogard (7), Rizzo (16), Báez (27), Contreras (19)
- 2Out RBIHeyward
- SFRizzo
- GIDPBáez
- Team LOB3
- Team RISP2-9 (Heyward 1-1, Sogard 1-1, Báez 0-1, Contreras 0-1, Bryant 0-2, Duffy 0-1, Happ 0-1, Bote 0-1)
- Baserunning
- SBSogard (2, 2nd base off Rainey/Gomes)
- Fielding
- DP1 (Hoerner-Báez-Rizzo)
Nationals Pitching
| pitchers |
|---|
J. Lester(L, 0-2) |
| team |
| IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5.1 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 76-53 | 3.80 |
| 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 11-8 | 4.86 |
| 0.1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 12-9 | 2.77 |
| 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 9-8 | 7.50 |
| 1.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 19-14 | 2.57 |
| 8.0 | 12 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 127-92 |
- Pitching
- WPClay
- First-pitch strikes/Batters FacedLester 14/22; Espino 2/5; Finnegan 1/2; Rainey 2/2; Clay 1/3
- Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikesLester-14-13-8-18; Espino-6-0-4-4; Finnegan-3-1-3-1; Rainey-2-4-2-0; Clay-0-3-4-2
- Ground Balls-Fly BallsLester 5-5; Espino 0-2; Finnegan 1-0
- Game ScoresJ Lester 36
Cubs Pitching
| pitchers |
|---|
A. Alzolay(W, 2-3) |
R. Brothers(H, 5) |
R. Tepera(H, 6) |
A. Chafin(H, 9) |
| team |
| IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5.0 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 63-44 | 4.62 |
| 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 16-8 | 3.14 |
| 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 21-13 | 3.44 |
| 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 17-7 | 2.70 |
| 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 11-9 | 0.00 |
| 9.0 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 128-81 |
- Pitching
- First-pitch strikes/Batters FacedBrothers 2/3; Tepera 2/4; Chafin 3/6; Nance 3/3; Alzolay 12/19
- Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikesBrothers-1-3-3-1; Tepera-4-5-3-1; Chafin-3-0-0-4; Nance-5-2-0-2; Alzolay-9-4-15-16
- Ground Balls-Fly BallsBrothers 1-0; Tepera 1-0; Chafin 1-2; Nance 2-0; Alzolay 11-0
- Game ScoresA Alzolay 48
Scoring Summary
Inning | WSH | CHC | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Rizzo hit sacrifice fly to left, Contreras scored. | 0 | 1 | ||
| 2nd | Heyward homered to left (374 feet), Duffy scored. | 0 | 3 | ||
| 3rd | Turner homered to left (423 feet). | 1 | 3 | ||
| 3rd | Contreras homered to left (365 feet). | 1 | 4 | ||
| 4th | Schwarber homered to center (407 feet), Bell scored. | 3 | 4 | ||
| 6th | Báez homered to right (415 feet). | 3 | 5 | ||
| 7th | Sogard singled to shallow left, Hoerner scored. | 3 | 6 | ||
| 8th | Heyward singled to right center, Rizzo scored. | 3 | 7 | ||
CHC win 3-1
Game Information
Wrigley Field
12:40 AM, 18 May 2021
Chicago, Illinois
Attendance: 11,144
Game Time:2:53
- Umpires:
- Home Plate Umpire - Ben May
- First Base Umpire - John Tumpane
- Second Base Umpire - Chris Conroy
- Third Base Umpire - Pat Hoberg
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 |

