Washington Nationals @ Chicago Cubs

57-84, 28-42 Away

Final

81-61, 44-27 Home

hitters	H-AB	R	HR	RBI	AVG
C. AbramsSS	1-3	1	0	0	.265
J. WoodDH	1-4	0	0	0	.256
J. AlfaroC	2-4	0	0	1	.375
J. Bell1B	0-3	0	0	0	.223
A. Chaparro1B	0-1	0	0	0	.171
D. LileLF	2-4	1	1	1	.278
R. Hassell IIILF	0-0	0	0	0	.226
D. CrewsRF	0-3	0	0	0	.197
N. Nunez2B	0-3	0	0	0	.220
B. House3B	1-3	0	0	0	.242
J. YoungCF	0-3	0	0	0	.233

pitchers	IP	H	ER	BB	K	PC-ST	ERA
B. Lord	5.2	2	1	4	7	90-53	4.20
P.J. Poulin	0.1	0	0	1	0	9-4	1.56
C. Beeter	1.0	0	0	2	0	22-9	5.19
J. Ferrer	1.0	0	0	0	2	16-9	3.97
C. Henry	1.0	1	0	0	1	17-10	3.73

According to ESPN Analytics

WSH

CHC

Hits

Home Runs

Total Bases

Runners LOB

Wrigley Field

7:20 PM, 6 September 2025

Chicago, Illinois

Attendance: 38,011

Game Time:2:23

Umpires:
Home Plate Umpire - Tony Randazzo
First Base Umpire - Phil Cuzzi
Second Base Umpire - Dan Bellino
Third Base Umpire - Clint Vondrak

Lile's tiebreaking homer, Lord's season-best 7 strikeouts lead Nationals past Cubs 2-1

— Daylen Lile hit a tiebreaking home run in the fourth inning and rookie Brad Lord struck out a season-best seven to help the Washington Nationals beat the Chicago Cubs 2-1 on Saturday.

Sep 6, 2025, 10:14 pm - AP


WSH
CHC

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

Scoring Summary

		WSH	CHC
1st	Alfaro singled to right, Abrams scored, Wood to second.	1	0
2nd	Kelly grounded out to third, Crow-Armstrong scored.	1	1
4th	Lile homered to right (369 feet).	2	1

Data is currently unavailable.

Nationals
5
Cubs
11

Game 1

5/9

Nationals
2
Cubs
1

Game 2

6/9

Nationals
6
Cubs
3

Game 3

7/9

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

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

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Washington Nationals @ Chicago Cubs

Win Probability

Game Information

Lile's tiebreaking homer, Lord's season-best 7 strikeouts lead Nationals past Cubs 2-1

B. Lord5-8

M. Boyd12-8

C. Henry2

Scoring Summary

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