Chicago Cubs vs Washington Nationals
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 CHC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
 WSH | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
Who won: Nationals 4-3
The Washington Nationals beat the Chicago Cubs 4-3 on Thursday, May 4, 2023 at Nationals Park. The Nationals win the series 3-1. The Nationals outscored the Cubs 3-0 in the 2nd inning. Lane Thomas went 1-for-3 with a home run and 3 RBI for the Nationals.
Recap · May 5
Call's walk-off homer gives Nationals 4-3 win over Cubs
Alex Call had a lengthy batting cage session, an unusual practice before a day game, in an effort to lock in his timing on fastballs. The Nationals' leadoff batter saw promising results when he lined out to third base twice in his first three...
What it means
- Season series: WSH wins series 3-1.
- Cubs 7-8 on the road; Nationals 6-12 at home.
Latest headlines
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ESPN · Sep 30
Padres pummel Cubs behind Tatis' leadoff blast, King's gem in Game 1
Recap · Sep 30
Padres rout Cubs 8-0 in emphatic Wild Card opener with Tatis' leadoff homer, King's no-hit bid
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
Jameson Taillon SP
Probable starter · 8-10, 4.84 ERA, 140 K, 1.28 WHIP
Lineup
- 1Nico Hoerner2B
- 2Dansby SwansonSS
- 3Ian HappLF
- 4Seiya SuzukiDH
- 5Cody BellingerCF
- 6Patrick Wisdom3B
- 7Trey Mancini1B
- 8Nelson VelazquezRF
- 9Miguel AmayaC
Nationals4th in NL East
Patrick Corbin SP
Probable starter · 10-15, 5.20 ERA, 124 K, 1.48 WHIP
Lineup
- 1Alex CallLF
- 2Luis Garcia Jr.2B
- 3Jeimer Candelario3B
- 4Joey MenesesDH
- 5Dominic Smith1B
- 6Lane ThomasRF
- 7CJ AbramsSS
- 8Stone GarrettLF
- 9Riley AdamsC
The series
WSH wins series 3-1
Last meeting: Nationals 2, Cubs 1 (May 3)
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Game info
- Venue
- Nationals Park, Washington, District of Columbia · Attendance 18,577
- Officials
- Todd Tichenor (Home Plate Umpire), Brian Knight (First Base Umpire), Alex Tosi (Second Base Umpire), Tony Randazzo (Third Base Umpire)
Injuries, starters, headlines and game info from ESPN. Headlines open on ESPN.
