Washington Nationals @ Chicago Cubs
Nationals Hitting
- Batting
- 2BBell (13, Rogers)
- 3BLile 2 (7, Assad, Thielbar)
- HRGarcía Jr. (12, 4th inning off Assad 1 on, 2 Out)
- RBIGarcía Jr. 3 (60), Lile 2 (27)
- 2Out RBIGarcía Jr., L 2.
- SFGarcía Jr.
- GIDPHassell III; House
- Team LOB2
- Team RISP2-3 (García Jr. 1-1, Lile 1-2)
Cubs Hitting
- Batting
- 2BCastro (16, Ribalta); Hoerner (25, Irvin)
- HRMcGuire (8, 2nd inning off Irvin 0 on, 0 Out); Swanson (22, 1st inning off Irvin 2 on, 2 Out); Happ (20, 8th inning off Pilkington 0 on, 0 Out); Hoerner (6, 6th inning off Ogasawara 0 on, 2 Out)
- RBIMcGuire (22), Castro 2 (33), Swanson 3 (70), Happ (66), Hoerner 2 (56), Crow-Armstrong 2 (85)
- 2Out RBICastro, W 2; Swanson 3; Hoerner 2.
- SFCrow-Armstrong ( 2)
- Team LOB8
- Team RISP2-9 (McGuire 0-1, Castro 1-2, Swanson 1-3, Hoerner 0-1, Suzuki 0-1, Crow-Armstrong 0-1)
- Baserunning
- SBSwanson (12, 2nd base off Irvin/Adams); Crow-Armstrong (32, 2nd base off Irvin/Adams)
- Fielding
- DP2 (Hoerner-Swanson-Busch , Shaw-Hoerner-Busch)
Nationals Pitching
| pitchers |
|---|
J. Irvin(L, 8-11) |
| team |
| IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3.1 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 79-45 | 5.71 |
| 0.2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 23-14 | 6.05 |
| 2.0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 29-19 | 5.67 |
| 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 10-8 | 5.46 |
| 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 25-12 | 4.43 |
| 8.0 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 166-98 |
- Pitching
- WPPilkington; Ogasawara
- HBPCastro (by Irvin)
- First-pitch strikes/Batters FacedIrvin 12/20; Pilkington 2/6; Rutledge 3/4; Ribalta 1/5; Ogasawara 4/8
- Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikesIrvin-13-8-11-13; Pilkington-3-2-4-3; Rutledge-2-1-2-2; Ribalta-3-1-7-3; Ogasawara-6-1-5-6
- Ground Balls-Fly BallsIrvin 1-7; Pilkington 0-2; Rutledge 0-2; Ribalta 0-1; Ogasawara 2-4
- Game ScoresJ Irvin 20
Cubs Pitching
| pitchers |
|---|
J. Assad(W, 2-1) |
| team |
| IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5.1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 81-49 | 4.62 |
| 0.2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 13-9 | 2.15 |
| 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9-6 | 3.57 |
| 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 11-9 | 3.43 |
| 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 15-11 | 6.41 |
| 9.0 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 9 | 1 | 129-84 |
- Pitching
- HBPChaparro (by Assad)
- First-pitch strikes/Batters FacedThielbar 2/3; Rogers 4/4; Kittredge 2/3; Assad 15/21; Hodge 3/3
- Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikesThielbar-1-2-4-2; Rogers-2-4-0-3; Kittredge-1-1-2-2; Assad-20-6-9-14; Hodge-3-2-5-1
- Ground Balls-Fly BallsThielbar 0-1; Rogers 1-1; Kittredge 1-0; Assad 5-6; Hodge 0-1
- Game ScoresJ Assad 48
Scoring Summary
Inning | WSH | CHC | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Crow-Armstrong hit sacrifice fly to right, Happ scored. | 0 | 1 | ||
| 1st | Hoerner doubled to left, Suzuki scored. | 0 | 2 | ||
| 1st | Swanson homered to center (424 feet), Hoerner scored and Castro scored. | 0 | 5 | ||
| 2nd | McGuire homered to right center (384 feet). | 0 | 6 | ||
| 4th | García Jr. homered to right center (400 feet), Lile scored. | 2 | 6 | ||
| 4th | Castro hit a ground rule double, Happ scored and Crow-Armstrong scored, Hoerner to third. | 2 | 8 | ||
| 6th | Lile tripled to center, Abrams scored and Bell scored. | 4 | 8 | ||
| 6th | García Jr. hit sacrifice fly to center, Lile scored. | 5 | 8 | ||
| 6th | Crow-Armstrong hit sacrifice fly to left, Happ scored. | 5 | 9 | ||
| 6th | Hoerner homered to left center (364 feet). | 5 | 10 | ||
| 8th | Happ homered to center (423 feet). | 5 | 11 | ||
WSH wins 2-1
Game Information
Wrigley Field
7:20 PM, 5 September 2025
Chicago, Illinois
Attendance: 32,320
Game Time:2:40
- Umpires:
- Home Plate Umpire - Clint Vondrak
- First Base Umpire - Tony Randazzo
- Second Base Umpire - Phil Cuzzi
- Third Base Umpire - Dan Bellino
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 |

