Chicago Cubs vs Washington Nationals
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 CHC | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
 WSH | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Who won: Cubs 5-1
The Chicago Cubs beat the Washington Nationals 5-1 on Monday, May 1, 2023 at Nationals Park. The Nationals win the series 3-1. The Cubs outscored the Nationals 2-0 in the 1st inning. Dansby Swanson went 3-for-5 with a home run and 2 RBI for the Cubs. Lane Thomas went 1-for-3 with a home run and 1 RBI for the Nationals.
Recap · May 1
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.
What it means
- Season series: WSH wins series 3-1.
- Cubs 7-5 on the road; Nationals 3-12 at home.
Latest headlines
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Injuries and inactives
Cubs2nd in NL Cent- 60-Day-ILBen Brown RPNeck, Fracture
- 60-Day-ILJustin Steele SPElbow, Surgery, left
- 60-Day-ILPhil Maton RPKnee, Sprain, right
- 60-Day-ILRiley Martin RPElbow, Strain, left
- 60-Day-ILShelby Miller RPElbow, Surgery, right
Nationals4th in NL East- 60-Day-ILDrew Millas CFinger, Surgery, left
- 60-Day-ILKen Waldichuk RPElbow, Surgery, left
- 60-Day-ILMatt Waldron RPChest, Inflammation
- 15-Day-ILOrlando Ribalta RPForearm, Inflammation, right
- 60-Day-ILPJ Poulin RPForearm, Strain, left
Probable starters
Cubs2nd in NL Cent
Drew Smyly SP
Probable starter · 11-11, 5.00 ERA, 141 K, 1.43 WHIP
Lineup
- 1Nico Hoerner2B
- 2Dansby SwansonSS
- 3Cody BellingerCF
- 4Seiya SuzukiRF
- 5Trey Mancini1B
- 6Patrick WisdomDH
- 7Yan GomesC
- 8Nelson VelazquezLF
- 9Nick Madrigal3B
Nationals4th in NL East
MacKenzie Gore SP
Probable starter · 7-10, 4.42 ERA, 151 K, 1.40 WHIP
Lineup
- 1Alex CallLF
- 2Luis Garcia Jr.2B
- 3Jeimer Candelario3B
- 4Joey MenesesDH
- 5Keibert RuizC
- 6Lane ThomasRF
- 7Dominic Smith1B
- 8Victor RoblesCF
- 9CJ AbramsSS
The series
WSH wins series 3-1
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Game info
- Venue
- Nationals Park, Washington, District of Columbia · Attendance 13,722
- Officials
- Brian Knight (Home Plate Umpire), Alex Tosi (First Base Umpire), Tony Randazzo (Second Base Umpire), Todd Tichenor (Third Base Umpire)
Injuries, starters, headlines and game info from ESPN. Headlines open on ESPN.
