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.
Recap · Aug 9
Thompson, Velázquez, Morel power Cubs past Nationals 6-3
Keegan Thompson pitched six effective innings, rookies Nelson Velázquez and Christopher Morel homered in the third inning, and the Chicago Cubs beat the Washington Nationals 6-3 Monday night.
What it means
- Season series: CHC win series 2-1.
- Nationals 19-35 on the road; Cubs 23-33 at home.
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Injuries and inactives
Nationals1st 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
Cubs5th 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
Probable starters
Nationals1st in NL East
Anibal Sanchez SP
Probable starter · 4-6, 4.28 ERA, 48 K, 1.27 WHIP
Lineup
- 1Victor RoblesCF
- 2Luis Garcia Jr.SS
- 3Luke Voit1B
- 4Nelson CruzDH
- 5Yadiel HernandezLF
- 6Keibert RuizC
- 7Lane ThomasRF
- 8Cesar Hernandez2B
- 9Maikel Franco3B
Cubs5th in NL Cent
Keegan Thompson SP
Probable starter · 10-5, 3.76 ERA, 108 K, 1.27 WHIP
Lineup
- 1Rafael OrtegaCF
- 2Willson ContrerasC
- 3Ian HappLF
- 4Seiya SuzukiRF
- 5Patrick Wisdom1B
- 6Nico HoernerSS
- 7Nelson VelazquezDH
- 8Nick Madrigal2B
- 9Christopher Morel3B
The series
CHC win series 2-1
Chirp's angle
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Game info
- Venue
- Wrigley Field, Chicago, Illinois · Attendance 30,904
- Officials
- Jim Reynolds (Home Plate Umpire), John Libka (First Base Umpire), Mike Muchlinski (Second Base Umpire), Charlie Ramos (Third Base Umpire)
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