Chicago Cubs vs Washington Nationals

MLB

Cubs

47-67

4-5

Final

Nationals

39-78

Nationals Park

TV: MLB.TV

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R
CHC	2	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	4
WSH	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	1	X	5

Who won: Nationals 5-4

The Washington Nationals beat the Chicago Cubs 5-4 on Monday, August 15, 2022 at Nationals Park. The Cubs win the series 2-1. The Nationals outscored the Cubs 4-1 in the 5th inning. Nelson Cruz went 2-for-4 with a home run and 3 RBI for the Nationals. Ian Happ went 2-for-3 with 2 home runs and 2 RBI for the Cubs.

Recap · Aug 15

Cruz's eighth-inning homer lifts Nationals over Cubs 5-4

Nelson Cruz hit a tiebreaking solo homer in the eighth inning to lift the Washington Nationals to a 5-4 victory over the Chicago Cubs on Monday night.

What it means

Season series: CHC win series 2-1.
Cubs 23-33 on the road; Nationals 19-42 at home.

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Injuries and inactives

Cubs5th in NL Cent

Ben Brown RP
Neck, Fracture
60-Day-IL
Justin Steele SP
Elbow, Surgery, left
60-Day-IL
Phil Maton RP
Knee, Sprain, right
60-Day-IL
Riley Martin RP
Elbow, Strain, left
60-Day-IL
Shelby Miller RP
Elbow, Surgery, right
60-Day-IL

Nationals1st in NL East

Drew Millas C
Finger, Surgery, left
60-Day-IL
Ken Waldichuk RP
Elbow, Surgery, left
60-Day-IL
Matt Waldron RP
Chest, Inflammation
60-Day-IL
Orlando Ribalta RP
Forearm, Inflammation, right
15-Day-IL
PJ Poulin RP
Forearm, Strain, left
60-Day-IL

Probable starters

Cubs5th in NL Cent

Marcus Stroman SP

Probable starter · 6-7, 3.50 ERA, 119 K, 1.15 WHIP

Lineup

1Nick Madrigal2B
2Willson ContrerasC
3Ian HappLF
4Seiya SuzukiRF
5Franmil ReyesDH
6Nico HoernerSS
7Zach McKinstry3B
8Patrick Wisdom1B
9Christopher MorelCF

Nationals1st in NL East

Josiah Gray SP

Probable starter · 7-10, 5.02 ERA, 154 K, 1.36 WHIP

Lineup

1Cesar Hernandez2B
2Joey Meneses1B
3Luke Voit1B
4Yadiel HernandezLF
5Nelson CruzDH
6Keibert RuizC
7CJ AbramsSS
8Lane ThomasRF
9Ildemaro Vargas3B

The series

CHC win series 2-1

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Game info

Venue: Nationals Park, Washington, District of Columbia · Attendance 25,467
Officials: Vic Carapazza (Home Plate Umpire), Jerry Meals (First Base Umpire), Jansen Visconti (Second Base Umpire), Clint Vondrak (Third Base Umpire)