Thompson, Velázquez, Morel power Cubs past Nationals 6-3

— Keegan Thompson pitched six effective innings, rookies Nelson Velázquez and Christopher Morel homered in the third inning, and the Chicago Cubs beat the Washington Nationals 6-3 Monday night.
Aug 9, 2022, 05:05 am - AP
WSH
CHC
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000001020380
00300120-6111
K. Thompson
win

K. Thompson9-5

6.0 IP, 5 H, 1 ER, 3 K, 0 BB
A. Sanchez
loss

A. Sanchez0-5

5.0 IP, 7 H, 4 ER, 3 K, 2 BB
R. Wick
save

R. Wick5

1.0 IP, 1 H, 0 ER, 2 K, 0 BB

Scoring Summary

Inning

WSHCHC
3rdVelazquez homered to left (381 feet).01
3rdMorel homered to left (399 feet), Madrigal scored.03
6thVoit homered to right center (421 feet).13
6thHoerner singled to center, Suzuki scored, Wisdom to second.14
7thContreras singled to shallow left, Morel scored, Ortega to second.15
7thSuzuki hit sacrifice fly to right, Ortega scored, Contreras to third.16
8thMeneses homered to center (405 feet), Cruz scored.36
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