Washington Nationals vs Chicago Cubs
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 WSH | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
 CHC | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | X | 6 |
Who won: Cubs 6-3
The Chicago Cubs beat the Washington Nationals 6-3 on Monday, August 8, 2022 at Wrigley Field. The Cubs win the series 2-1. The Cubs outscored the Nationals 3-0 in the 3rd inning. Christopher Morel went 2-for-4 with a home run and 2 RBI for the Cubs. Joey Meneses went 1-for-1 with a home run and 2 RBI for the Nationals.
Player of the game
Nelson Velazquez
CHC · 3-4, HR, 1 RBI
Win probability
100%CHC finalTap or hover the line to see the play.
Play by play
- Top 9th
Struck out swinging
Palacios struck out swinging, Thomas caught stealing second, catcher to shortstop.
J. Palacios · 0-1
- Top 9thWSH
Palacios hit for Franco
- Top 9th
C. Hernández struck out swinging
C. Hernández struck out swinging.
C. Hernandez · 1-4
- Top 9th
Singled to right
Thomas singled to right.
L. Thomas · 1-2
- Top 9th
Wick relieved Hughes
- Top of the 9th inning
- Bot 8th
Grounded out to third
Ortega grounded out to third.
R. Ortega · 0-4
- Bot 8th
Struck out swinging
Morel struck out swinging.
C. Morel · 2-4, 1 HR, 2 RBI
- Bot 8th
Sacrificed to pitcher
Madrigal sacrificed to pitcher, Velazquez to second, Hoerner to third.
N. Madrigal · 0-1
- Bot 8th
Singled to shallow left
Velazquez singled to shallow left, Hoerner to second.
N. Velazquez · 3-4, 1 HR, 1 RBI
- Bot 8th
Walked
Hoerner walked.
N. Hoerner · 1-3, 1 RBI
- Bot 8th
Thompson relieved Harvey
- Bot 8thWSH
Meneses in left field
Meneses in left field.
- Bottom of the 8th inning
- Top 8th
Struck out swinging
Ruiz struck out swinging.
K. Ruiz · 1-4
- HOME RUNTop 8th
2-run homer! 405 ft to center
J. Meneses · 1-1, 1 HR, 2 RBI
Meneses homered to center (405 feet), Cruz scored.
WSH 3 - 6 CHC - Top 8thWSH
Meneses hit for Y. Hernández
- Top 8th
Singled to center
Cruz singled to center.
N. Cruz · 2-4
- Top 8th
Flied out to right
Voit flied out to right.
L. Voit · 1-4, 1 HR, 1 RBI
- Top 8th
García struck out swinging
García struck out swinging.
L. Garcia Jr. · 1-4
- Top 8th
Hughes relieved Rucker
- Top of the 8th inning
- Bot 7th
Struck out looking
Wisdom struck out looking.
P. Wisdom · 1-4
- RUN SCORESBot 7th
Hit sacrifice fly to right, Ortega scored
S. Suzuki · 1-3, 1 RBI
Suzuki hit sacrifice fly to right, Ortega scored, Contreras to third.
WSH 1 - 6 CHC - Bot 7th
Contreras stole second
Contreras stole second, Ortega stole third.
