Washington Nationals vs Chicago Cubs
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 WSH | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
 CHC | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
Who won: Nationals 7-5
The Washington Nationals beat the Chicago Cubs 7-5 on Monday, July 17, 2023 at Wrigley Field. The Cubs win the series 2-1. The Nationals outscored the Cubs 2-0 in the 1st inning. Keibert Ruiz went 3-for-3 with a home run and 2 RBI for the Nationals. Ian Happ went 1-for-4 with a home run and 2 RBI for the Cubs.
Recap · Jul 18
Ruiz and Candelario power the Nationals to a 7-5 victory over the Cubs
Keibert Ruiz hit a two-run homer and went 3 for 3 with a double to lead the Washington Nationals past the Chicago Cubs 7-5 on Monday night.
What it means
- Season series: CHC win series 2-1.
- Nationals 23-24 on the road; Cubs 22-25 at home.
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Injuries and inactives
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
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
Probable starters
Nationals4th in NL East
MacKenzie Gore SP
Probable starter · 7-10, 4.42 ERA, 151 K, 1.40 WHIP
Lineup
- 1CJ AbramsSS
- 2Lane ThomasRF
- 3Jeimer Candelario3B
- 4Joey MenesesDH
- 5Keibert RuizC
- 6Stone GarrettLF
- 7Dominic Smith1B
- 8Luis Garcia Jr.2B
- 9Alex CallCF
Cubs2nd in NL Cent
Drew Smyly SP
Probable starter · 11-11, 5.00 ERA, 141 K, 1.43 WHIP
Lineup
- 1Nico HoernerSS
- 2Seiya SuzukiRF
- 3Ian HappLF
- 4Cody Bellinger1B
- 5Yan GomesC
- 6Christopher Morel2B
- 7Trey Mancini1B
- 8Miguel AmayaDH
- 9Patrick Wisdom3B
The series
CHC win series 2-1
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Game info
- Venue
- Wrigley Field, Chicago, Illinois · Attendance 29,383
- Officials
- Clint Vondrak (Home Plate Umpire), John Libka (First Base Umpire), James Hoye (Second Base Umpire), D.J. Reyburn (Third Base Umpire)
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