Washington Nationals @ Chicago Cubs

57-84, 28-42 Away

Final

81-61, 44-27 Home

hitters	H-AB	R	HR	RBI	AVG
C. AbramsSS	1-3	1	0	0	.265
J. WoodDH	1-4	0	0	0	.256
J. AlfaroC	2-4	0	0	1	.375
J. Bell1B	0-3	0	0	0	.223
A. Chaparro1B	0-1	0	0	0	.171
D. LileLF	2-4	1	1	1	.278
R. Hassell IIILF	0-0	0	0	0	.226
D. CrewsRF	0-3	0	0	0	.197
N. Nunez2B	0-3	0	0	0	.220
B. House3B	1-3	0	0	0	.242
J. YoungCF	0-3	0	0	0	.233

pitchers	IP	H	ER	BB	K	PC-ST	ERA
B. Lord	5.2	2	1	4	7	90-53	4.20
P. Poulin	0.1	0	0	1	0	9-4	1.56
C. Beeter	1.0	0	0	2	0	22-9	5.19
J. Ferrer	1.0	0	0	0	2	16-9	3.97
C. Henry	1.0	1	0	0	1	17-10	3.73

According to ESPN Analytics

WSH

CHC

Hits

Home Runs

Total Bases

Runners LOB

Wrigley Field

4:20 AM, 7 September 2025

Chicago, Illinois

Attendance: 38,011

Game Time:2:23

Umpires:
Home Plate Umpire - Tony Randazzo
First Base Umpire - Phil Cuzzi
Second Base Umpire - Dan Bellino
Third Base Umpire - Clint Vondrak

Lile's tiebreaking homer, Lord's season-best 7 strikeouts lead Nationals past Cubs 2-1

— Daylen Lile hit a tiebreaking home run in the fourth inning and rookie Brad Lord struck out a season-best seven to help the Washington Nationals beat the Chicago Cubs 2-1 on Saturday.

Sep 7, 2025, 07:14 am - AP


WSH
CHC

1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	7	0
0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	0

Scoring Summary

		WSH	CHC
1st	Alfaro singled to right, Abrams scored, Wood to second.	1	0
2nd	Kelly grounded out to third, Crow-Armstrong scored.	1	1
4th	Lile homered to right (369 feet).	2	1

Data is currently unavailable.

Nationals
5
Cubs
11

Game 1

6/9

Nationals
2
Cubs
1

Game 2

7/9

Nationals
6
Cubs
3

Game 3

8/9

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Atlanta	45	23	.662	-	L2
Philadelphia	37	31	.544	8	W1
Washington	35	34	.507	10.5	L1
Miami	33	35	.485	12	W4
New York	29	38	.433	15.5	L2

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Milwaukee	41	24	.631	-	L1
St. Louis	37	28	.569	4	W6
Pittsburgh	35	33	.515	7.5	W1
Chicago	34	33	.507	8	L2
Cincinnati	32	35	.478	10	L1

Atlanta Braves vs. Chicago White Sox: Game Highlights

Davis Martin works 6 scoreless innings and White Sox move atop AL Central with 2-1 win over Braves

— Davis Martin threw six scoreless innings for his ninth win as the Chicago White Sox beat the Atlanta Braves 2-1 on Wednesday night to move into first place in the AL Central.

Royals' Seth Lugo leaves game after taking liner to head

Seth Lugo was hit in the head by a 106.6 mph line drive from Brandon Nimmo and left Wednesday night's game.

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Washington Nationals @ Chicago Cubs

Win Probability

Game Information

Lile's tiebreaking homer, Lord's season-best 7 strikeouts lead Nationals past Cubs 2-1

B. Lord5-8

M. Boyd12-8

C. Henry2

Scoring Summary

Inning

2026 National League East Standings

2026 National League Central Standings

MLB News

Atlanta Braves vs. Chicago White Sox: Game Highlights

Davis Martin works 6 scoreless innings and White Sox move atop AL Central with 2-1 win over Braves

Royals' Seth Lugo leaves game after taking liner to head