Washington Nationals @ Chicago Cubs
Nationals Hitting
- Batting
- 2BGarrett 2 (10, Smyly 2); Ruiz (12, Smyly)
- HRCandelario (14, 1st inning off Smyly 1 on, 1 Out); Ruiz (11, 7th inning off Palencia 1 on, 2 Out)
- RBICandelario 2 (45), Smith (23), Ruiz 2 (35), García 2 (39)
- 2Out RBIRuiz 2
- SFGarcía
- Team LOB6
- Team RISP3-9 (Candelario 1-1, Smith 0-2, Garrett 0-1, Thomas 0-2, Ruiz 1-1, García 1-1, Abrams 0-1)
- Baserunning
- CSRuiz (1, 2nd base by Smyly/Gomes)
- SBCall (9, 2nd base off Smyly/Gomes); Abrams (17, 2nd base off Smyly/Gomes)
- Picked OffRuiz (1st base, Smyly)
Cubs Hitting
| hitters |
|---|
I. HappLF |
C. BellingerCF-1B |
C. Morel2B |
M. AmayaDH |
| team |
| AB | R | H | RBI | HR | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .267 | .318 | .372 |
| 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .250 | .332 | .388 |
| 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .245 | .372 | .387 |
| 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .305 | .360 | .524 |
| 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .258 | .300 | .402 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .155 | .268 | .197 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .206 | .291 | .268 |
| 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .276 | .327 | .556 |
| 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .242 | .308 | .344 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .247 | .360 | .349 |
| 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .274 | .395 | .435 |
| 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .194 | .285 | .478 |
| 36 | 5 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 10 |
a-lined out to center for Mancini in the 8th
- Batting
- HRWisdom (16, 7th inning off Gore 1 on, 1 Out); Happ (8, 6th inning off Gore 1 on, 0 Out)
- RBIWisdom 2 (34), Happ 2 (41), Morel (41)
- Team LOB6
- Team RISP1-6 (Mancini 0-1, Tauchman 0-1, Amaya 0-1, Hoerner 0-1, Morel 1-2)
- Baserunning
- SBBellinger (12, 3rd base off Finnegan/Ruiz); Mastrobuoni (8, 2nd base off Finnegan/Ruiz)
Nationals Pitching
| pitchers |
|---|
M. Gore(W, 5-7) |
M. Thompson(H, 9) |
K. Finnegan(S, 12) |
| team |
| IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6.1 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 106-71 | 4.59 |
| 1.1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 27-17 | 3.68 |
| 1.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 25-17 | 3.32 |
| 9.0 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 10 | 2 | 158-105 |
- Pitching
- First-pitch strikes/Batters FacedFinnegan 4/5; Gore 15/27; Thompson 3/6
- Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikesFinnegan-3-6-6-2; Gore-21-9-22-18; Thompson-5-4-3-5
- Ground Balls-Fly BallsFinnegan 0-1; Gore 4-9; Thompson 0-3
- Game ScoresM Gore 45
Cubs Pitching
| pitchers |
|---|
D. Smyly(L, 7-7) |
| team |
| IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6.0 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 99-66 | 4.41 |
| 1.0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 22-14 | 3.60 |
| 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8-5 | 3.49 |
| 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 14-9 | 3.63 |
| 9.0 | 11 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 9 | 2 | 143-94 |
- Pitching
- HBPCandelario (by Smyly); Abrams (by Smyly)
- First-pitch strikes/Batters FacedSmyly 19/28; Leiter Jr. 3/3; Merryweather 1/3; Palencia 3/6
- Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikesSmyly-17-13-18-18; Leiter Jr.-2-0-0-3; Merryweather-4-2-1-1; Palencia-2-1-6-5
- Ground Balls-Fly BallsSmyly 6-4; Leiter Jr. 1-2; Merryweather 1-1; Palencia 2-0
- Game ScoresD Smyly 42
Scoring Summary
Inning | WSH | CHC | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Candelario homered to left (359 feet), Abrams scored. | 2 | 0 | ||
| 2nd | Morel singled to left, Bellinger scored, Gomes to second. | 2 | 1 | ||
| 4th | Smith grounded out to second, Ruiz scored, Garrett to third. | 3 | 1 | ||
| 4th | García reached on infield single to second, Garrett scored. | 4 | 1 | ||
| 6th | García hit sacrifice fly to center, Garrett scored. | 5 | 1 | ||
| 6th | Happ homered to left center (370 feet), Suzuki scored. | 5 | 3 | ||
| 7th | Ruiz homered to right center (400 feet), Candelario scored. | 7 | 3 | ||
| 7th | Wisdom homered to left center (398 feet), Mancini scored. | 7 | 5 | ||
CHC win 2-1
Game Information
Wrigley Field
1:05 AM, 18 July 2023
Chicago, Illinois
Attendance: 29,383
Game Time:2:44
- Umpires:
- Home Plate Umpire - Clint Vondrak
- First Base Umpire - John Libka
- Second Base Umpire - James Hoye
- Third Base Umpire - D.J. Reyburn
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 |

