The Chicago Cubs beat the Washington Nationals 11-5 on Sep 5, 2025 at Wrigley Field.
Final · Wrigley Field
Top performers
- Luis Garcia Jr. went 1-for-3 with 1 home run and 3 RBI for the Nationals.
- Jake Irvin pitched 3.1 innings for the Nationals, allowing 7 earned runs with 2 strikeouts.
- Dansby Swanson went 1-for-4 with 1 home run and 3 RBI for the Cubs.
- Javier Assad pitched 5.1 innings for the Cubs, allowing 4 earned runs with 4 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. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CJ Abrams | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| James Wood | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Daylen Lile | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Josh Bell | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Luis Garcia Jr. | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Andres Chaparro | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Brady House | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team | 24 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 7 |
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. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jake Irvin | 3.1 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 2 |
| Orlando Ribalta | 0.2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Team | 4.0 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 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. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Busch | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Dansby Swanson | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| Reese McGuire | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Nico Hoerner | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Seiya Suzuki | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Willi Castro | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Pete Crow-Armstrong | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Matt Shaw | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Ian Happ | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| Team | 32 | 11 | 10 | 4 | 11 | 8 | 5 |
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. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Javier Assad | 5.1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 1 |
| Taylor Rogers | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Andrew Kittredge | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Caleb Thielbar | 0.2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Team | 8.0 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 1 |
Before and after
- Nationals · 2025 season · Previous Sep 3, 2025: MIA 5, WSH 10 · Next Sep 6, 2025: WSH 2, CHC 1
- Cubs · 2025 season · Previous Sep 3, 2025: ATL 5, CHC 1 · Next Sep 6, 2025: WSH 2, CHC 1