The Washington Nationals beat the Chicago Cubs 7-5 on Jul 17, 2023 at Wrigley Field.
Final · Wrigley Field
Top performers
- Keibert Ruiz went 3-for-3 with 1 home run and 2 RBI for the Nationals.
- MacKenzie Gore pitched 6.1 innings for the Nationals, allowing 5 earned runs with 6 strikeouts.
- Ian Happ went 1-for-4 with 1 home run and 2 RBI for the Cubs.
- Drew Smyly pitched 6.0 innings for the Cubs, allowing 5 earned runs with 7 strikeouts.
Washington Nationals box score
Batting
| AB: At-bats: trips to the plate that ended in a hit, an out or an error. Walks and sacrifices are not counted. | R: Runs — scored by the batter, or allowed by the pitcher. | H: Times the batter reached base by hitting the ball, without help from an error. | HR: Home runs hit. | RBI: Runs that scored because of this batter's plate appearance. | BB: Times the batter reached first base on four balls. | SO: Times this batter struck out — lower is better. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lane Thomas | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Joey Meneses | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jeimer Candelario | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Dominic Smith | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Alex Call | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| CJ Abrams | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Keibert Ruiz | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Luis Garcia Jr. | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Team | 32 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 8 |
Pitching
| IP: Innings pitched. The decimal counts outs, so 6.2 is six innings and two more outs. | H: Times the batter reached base by hitting the ball, without help from an error. | R: Runs — scored by the batter, or allowed by the pitcher. | ER: Earned runs allowed — runs that scored without help from an error. | BB: Times the batter reached first base on four balls. | K: Batters this pitcher struck out. | HR: Home runs hit. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MacKenzie Gore | 6.1 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 2 |
| Kyle Finnegan | 1.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Team | 7.2 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 9 | 2 |
Chicago Cubs box score
Batting
| AB: At-bats: trips to the plate that ended in a hit, an out or an error. Walks and sacrifices are not counted. | R: Runs — scored by the batter, or allowed by the pitcher. | H: Times the batter reached base by hitting the ball, without help from an error. | HR: Home runs hit. | RBI: Runs that scored because of this batter's plate appearance. | BB: Times the batter reached first base on four balls. | SO: Times this batter struck out — lower is better. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nico Hoerner | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Seiya Suzuki | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Cody Bellinger | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Ian Happ | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Christopher Morel | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Miguel Amaya | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Yan Gomes | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Trey Mancini | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team | 32 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 9 |
Pitching
| IP: Innings pitched. The decimal counts outs, so 6.2 is six innings and two more outs. | H: Times the batter reached base by hitting the ball, without help from an error. | R: Runs — scored by the batter, or allowed by the pitcher. | ER: Earned runs allowed — runs that scored without help from an error. | BB: Times the batter reached first base on four balls. | K: Batters this pitcher struck out. | HR: Home runs hit. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Drew Smyly | 6.0 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 1 |
| Mark Leiter Jr. | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Daniel Palencia | 1.0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Team | 8.0 | 11 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 8 | 2 |
Before and after
- Nationals · 2023 season · Previous Jul 16, 2023: WSH 4, STL 8 · Next Jul 18, 2023: WSH 3, CHC 17
- Cubs · 2023 season · Previous Jul 16, 2023: BOS 11, CHC 5 · Next Jul 18, 2023: WSH 3, CHC 17