The Washington Nationals beat the Chicago Cubs 7-0 on Aug 13, 2026 at Nationals Park.
Final · Nationals Park
Top performers
- Michael Busch went 1-for-3 for the Cubs.
- Kevin Gausman pitched 4.2 innings for the Cubs, allowing 6 earned runs with 7 strikeouts.
- Abimelec Ortiz went 2-for-4 with 1 home run and 3 RBI for the Nationals.
- Cade Cavalli pitched 8.0 innings for the Nationals, allowing 0 earned runs with 10 strikeouts.
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 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Miguel Amaya | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Seiya Suzuki | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Michael Conforto | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Alex Bregman | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Ian Happ | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Michael Busch | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Pedro Ramirez | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Dansby Swanson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Tyrone Taylor | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team | 27 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 11 |
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. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kevin Gausman | 4.2 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 1 |
| Aaron Civale | 3.1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Team | 8.0 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 8 | 1 |
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 | 1 |
| Keibert Ruiz | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Brady House | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Dylan Crews | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Daylen Lile | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Abimelec Ortiz | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| Andres Chaparro | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jorbit Vivas | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Team | 31 | 7 | 10 | 1 | 6 | 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. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cade Cavalli | 8.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 0 |
| Clayton Beeter | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Team | 9.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 0 |
Before and after
- Cubs · 2026 season · Previous Aug 12, 2026: CHC 12, WSH 6 · Next Aug 14, 2026: STL 0, CHC 3
- Nationals · 2026 season · Previous Aug 12, 2026: CHC 12, WSH 6 · Next Aug 14, 2026: WSH 1, NYM 4