Chicago Cubs @ Washington Nationals

15-13, 7-5 Away

Final

10-18, 3-12 Home

hitters	H-AB	R	HR	RBI	AVG
N. Hoerner2B	1-5	1	0	0	.323
D. SwansonSS	3-5	1	1	2	.301
C. BellingerCF	1-4	1	0	0	.295
S. SuzukiRF	1-3	1	0	1	.258
T. Mancini1B	1-4	0	0	1	.261
P. WisdomDH	0-3	0	0	0	.242
Y. GomesC	0-1	0	0	0	.294
T. BarnhartC	1-3	0	0	0	.212
N. VelazquezLF	0-2	0	0	0	.318
I. HappLF	2-2	1	1	1	.306
N. Madrigal3B	0-4	0	0	0	.265

pitchers	IP	H	ER	K	PC-ST	ERA
D. Smyly	7.0	6	1	2	84-56	2.83
M. Leiter Jr.	1.0	0	0	3	13-10	1.54
B. Boxberger	1.0	0	0	0	9-6	3.27

According to ESPN Analytics

CHC

WSH

Hits

Home Runs

Total Bases

Runners LOB

Nationals Park

12:05 AM, 2 May 2023

Washington, District of Columbia

Attendance: 13,722

Game Time:2:29

Umpires:
Home Plate Umpire - Brian Knight
First Base Umpire - Alex Tosi
Second Base Umpire - Tony Randazzo
Third Base Umpire - Todd Tichenor

Swanson homers, Smyly sharp as Cubs beat Nationals 5-1

— Dansby Swanson hit a two-run homer and Drew Smyly delivered seven solid innings as the Chicago Cubs bounced back from a rough series at Miami to beat the Washington Nationals 5-1 on Monday night.

May 2, 2023, 04:25 am - AP


CHC
WSH

1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
2	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	1	5	10	0
0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	6	1

D. Smyly3-1

7.0 IP, 6 H, 1 ER, 2 K, 0 BB

M. Gore3-2

4.0 IP, 7 H, 4 ER, 4 K, 2 BB

Scoring Summary

		CHC	WSH
1st	Suzuki singled to center, Bellinger scored.	1	0
1st	Mancini doubled to left, Suzuki scored.	2	0
2nd	Thomas homered to center (424 feet).	2	1
5th	Swanson homered to left center (389 feet), Hoerner scored.	4	1
9th	Happ homered to right center (394 feet).	5	1

Data is currently unavailable.

Cubs
5
Nationals
1

Game 1

2/5

Cubs
1
Nationals
4

Game 2

3/5

Cubs
1
Nationals
2

Game 3

4/5

Cubs
3
Nationals
4

Game 4

4/5

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

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

Zach Eflin re-signs with Orioles on one-year, $10M deal

The Baltimore Orioles and right-hander Zach Eflin agreed on a one-year contract, reuniting the two sides as Baltimore continues investing in its roster after a disappointing 2025 season.

Sources: Cubs, reliever Hunter Harvey agree to 1-year deal

The Cubs and free agent reliever Hunter Harvey have agreed to a 1-year contract, sources confirmed to ESPN.

Reds, OF JJ Bleday agree to 1-year, $1.4M contract

The Reds and outfielder JJ Bleday have reached agreement on a one-year contract. The former No. 4 overall pick spent the past three seasons with the Athletics.

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Chicago Cubs @ Washington Nationals

Win Probability

Game Information

Swanson homers, Smyly sharp as Cubs beat Nationals 5-1

D. Smyly3-1

M. Gore3-2

Scoring Summary

Inning

2025 National League Central Standings

2025 National League East Standings

MLB News

Zach Eflin re-signs with Orioles on one-year, $10M deal

Sources: Cubs, reliever Hunter Harvey agree to 1-year deal

Reds, OF JJ Bleday agree to 1-year, $1.4M contract