Nationals 10, Cubs 4
Final · MLB.TV · Wrigley Field · Attendance 39,712
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 WSH | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 10 |
 CHC | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
The Washington Nationals beat the Chicago Cubs 10-4 on Mar 26, 2026 at Wrigley Field.
Top performers
Brady House went 2-for-5 with 1 home run and 2 RBI for the Nationals.
Cade Cavalli pitched 3.2 innings for the Nationals, allowing 2 earned runs with 5 strikeouts.
Pete Crow-Armstrong went 2-for-5 with 2 RBI for the Cubs.
Matthew Boyd pitched 3.2 innings for the Cubs, allowing 6 earned runs with 7 strikeouts.
Scoring summary
Top of the 2nd
WSHWiemer homered to left (398 feet).1-0
Bottom of the 3rd
CHCBusch singled to left, Swanson scored.1-1- CHCCrow-Armstrong singled to right, Busch scored, Bregman thrown out at third.1-2
Top of the 4th
- WSHLile singled to right, Chaparro scored, House to third.2-2
- WSHAbrams singled to right, House scored and Lile scored, Abrams thrown out at second, Wiemer to third.4-2
- WSHNuñez grounded out to shortstop, Wiemer scored.5-2
- WSHYoung homered to right (380 feet), Ruiz scored.7-2
Bottom of the 4th
- CHCSwanson grounded out to second, Hoerner scored, Kelly to third.7-3
Top of the 6th
- WSHNuñez scored on Brown wild pitch.8-3
- WSHNuñez scored on Brown wild pitch.8-3
Bottom of the 7th
- CHCCrow-Armstrong reached on bunt single to third, Busch scored, Bregman to second.8-4
Top of the 9th
- WSHHouse homered to right (367 feet), García Jr. scored.10-4
Team stats
| Stat | WSH | CHC |
|---|---|---|
| Hits | 11 | 8 |
| Home runs | 3 | 0 |
| Walks | 2 | 6 |
| Strikeouts | 12 | 9 |
| Stolen bases | 1 | 0 |
| Left on base | 8 | 26 |
| Pitches thrown | 182 | 138 |
| Errors | 2 | 1 |
Officials: Alan Porter (Home Plate Umpire), Jim Wolf (First Base Umpire), Roberto Ortiz (Second Base Umpire), Alex Mackay (Third Base Umpire)
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. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brady House | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| James Wood | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Daylen Lile | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Jacob Young | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Keibert Ruiz | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| CJ Abrams | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Andres Chaparro | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Joey Wiemer | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Luis Garcia Jr. | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nasim Nunez | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Team | 37 | 10 | 11 | 3 | 9 | 2 | 12 |
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. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cade Cavalli | 3.2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0 |
| Brad Lord | 2.1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Cionel Perez | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Clayton Beeter | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| PJ Poulin | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Team | 9.0 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 0 |
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. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pete Crow-Armstrong | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Ian Happ | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Nico Hoerner | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Michael Busch | 4 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Alex Bregman | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Carson Kelly | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Matt Shaw | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Moises Ballesteros | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Dansby Swanson | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Michael Conforto | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Team | 34 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 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. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matthew Boyd | 3.2 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 1 |
| Ben Brown | 3.1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| Jacob Webb | 1.0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Hoby Milner | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team | 9.0 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 12 | 3 |
Before and after
- Nationals · 2026 season · Next Mar 28, 2026: WSH 2, CHC 10
- Cubs · 2026 season · Next Mar 28, 2026: WSH 2, CHC 10
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