Chicago Cubs vs Washington Nationals

MLB

Cubs

49-67

3-2

Final

Nationals

39-80

Nationals Park

TV: MLB.TV

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

Who won: Cubs 3-2

The Chicago Cubs beat the Washington Nationals 3-2 on Wednesday, August 17, 2022 at Nationals Park. The Cubs win the series 2-1. The Cubs outscored the Nationals 2-0 in the 5th inning. P.J. Higgins went 1-for-3 with a home run and 2 RBI for the Cubs.

Recap · Aug 17

Gomes' RBI single in 7th lifts Cubs over Nationals 3-2

Yan Gomes hit a tie-breaking single in the seventh inning against his former team and the Chicago Cubs beat the Washington Nationals 3-2 on Wednesday to win the three-game series.

What it means

Season series: CHC win series 2-1.
Cubs 25-33 on the road; Nationals 19-44 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

Drew Smyly SP

Probable starter · 7-8, 3.47 ERA, 91 K, 1.19 WHIP

Lineup

1Zach McKinstry2B
2Nico HoernerSS
3Seiya SuzukiRF
4Ian HappLF
5Franmil ReyesDH
6Rafael OrtegaCF
7Patrick Wisdom3B
8Yan GomesC
9P.J. Higgins1B

Nationals1st in NL East

Cory Abbott SP

Probable starter · 0-5, 5.25 ERA, 45 K, 1.44 WHIP

Lineup

1Lane ThomasCF
2Joey MenesesRF
3Luke Voit1B
4Nelson CruzDH
5Keibert RuizC
6Cesar Hernandez2B
7CJ AbramsSS
8Alex CallLF
9Ildemaro Vargas3B

The series

CHC win series 2-1

Last meeting: Cubs 7, Nationals 5 (Aug 16)

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Game info

Venue: Nationals Park, Washington, District of Columbia · Attendance 28,302
Officials: Jansen Visconti (Home Plate Umpire), Clint Vondrak (First Base Umpire), Vic Carapazza (Second Base Umpire), Jerry Meals (Third Base Umpire)