Nationals ride six homers to win against Cubs
Adam LaRoche hit two of Washington's six homers, Ian Desmond had four RBIs and the Nationals beat the Cubs 11-5 on Tuesday night.
Major League Baseball
FINAL
Chicago Cubs
5
Washington Nationals
11
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | OT | 2OT | 3OT | P8 | P9 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CHC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
| WSH | 2 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 11 |
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Match Report
Play by Play
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Foul Ball 5-11
Pitch 5: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 5-11
Pitch 3: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 5-11
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 5-11
Pitch 5: foul
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End Batter/Pitcher 5-11
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Play Result 5-11
A LaRoche homered to right (385 feet).
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Foul Ball 5-10
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 5-10
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Out 5-10
Pitch 5: in play
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Foul Ball 5-10
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 5-10
Pitch 3: foul
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Foul Ball 5-10
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 5-10
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 5-10
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Play Result 5-10
A Soriano homered to right center (400 feet).
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End Batter/Pitcher 4-10
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Play Result 4-10
J Werth singled to right, B Harper scored.
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Advancing On Play 4-10
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Foul Out 4-9
Pitch 2: in play
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Foul Ball 4-9
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 4-9
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 4-9
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 4-9
Pitch 5: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 4-9
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 4-9
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 4-9
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 4-9
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Play Result 4-9
R Zimmerman homered to center (414 feet).
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Foul Ball 4-8
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 4-8
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Play Result 4-8
S Castro reached on infield single to second, A Soriano scored.
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Advancing On Play 4-8
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End Batter/Pitcher 3-8
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Play Result 3-8
A Soriano tripled to deep left center, L Valbuena and A Rizzo scored.
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Advancing On Force 3-8
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Advancing On Force 2-8
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Foul Ball 1-8
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 1-8
Pitch 3: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Out 1-8
Pitch 2: in play
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Foul Ball 1-8
Pitch 6: foul
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Foul Ball 1-8
Pitch 7: foul
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Foul Ball 1-8
Pitch 6: foul
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Foul Ball 1-8
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 1-8
Pitch 3: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 1-8
Pitch 7: foul
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Foul Ball 1-8
Pitch 6: foul
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End Batter/Pitcher 1-8
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Play Result 1-8
T Moore homered to left (395 feet), D Espinosa scored.
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Advancing On Force 1-8
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End Batter/Pitcher 1-6
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Play Result 1-6
A LaRoche homered to center (395 feet).
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End Batter/Pitcher 1-5
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Play Result 1-5
S Castro singled to right, L Valbuena scored.
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Advancing On Play 1-5
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Foul Ball 0-5
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 0-5
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 0-5
Pitch 3: foul
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Foul Ball 0-5
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 0-5
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 0-5
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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End Inning 5-11
Middle of the 9th
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End Batter/Pitcher 5-11
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Play Result 5-11
D DeJesus flied out to left.
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Fly Out 5-11
Pitch 5: in play
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Strike Looking 5-11
Pitch 4: strike 1 (looking)
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Ball 5-11
Pitch 3: ball 3
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Ball 5-11
Pitch 2: ball 2
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Ball 5-11
Pitch 1: ball 1
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Start Batter/Pitcher 5-11
D DeJesus batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 5-11
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Play Result 5-11
J Vitters popped out to second.
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Pop Out 5-11
Pitch 2: in play
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Strike Looking 5-11
Pitch 1: strike 1 (looking)
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Start Batter/Pitcher 5-11
J Vitters batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 5-11
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Play Result 5-11
A Recker flied out to right.
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Fly Out 5-11
Pitch 6: in play
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Foul Ball 5-11
Pitch 5: strike 2 (foul)
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Ball 5-11
Pitch 4: ball 3
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Foul Ball 5-11
Pitch 3: strike 1 (foul)
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Ball 5-11
Pitch 2: ball 2
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Ball 5-11
Pitch 1: ball 1
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Start Batter/Pitcher 5-11
A Recker batting
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Play Result 5-11
M Gonzalez relieved R Mattheus.
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Play Result 5-11
S Lombardozzi at third base.
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Play Result 5-11
A Recker hit for J Beliveau.
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Start Inning 5-11
Top of the 9th inning
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End Inning 5-11
End of the 8th
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End Batter/Pitcher 5-11
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Play Result 5-11
J Flores grounded out to second.
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Ground Out 5-11
Pitch 7: in play
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Ball 5-11
Pitch 6: ball 3
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Foul Ball 5-11
Pitch 5: foul
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Strike Swinging 5-11
Pitch 4: strike 2 (swinging)
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Ball 5-11
Pitch 3: ball 2
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Strike Looking 5-11
Pitch 2: strike 1 (looking)
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Ball 5-11
Pitch 1: ball 1
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Start Batter/Pitcher 5-11
J Flores batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 5-11
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Play Result 5-11
M DeRosa struck out swinging.
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Head to Head
Injuries
Washington Nationals
- Drew Millas Out
Chicago Cubs
- Ben Brown Out
- Riley Martin Out
- Justin Steele Out
- Phil Maton Out
- Shelby Miller Out
Lineups
ConfirmedWSH
Jayson WerthRF28
Ian DesmondSS20
Ryan Zimmerman3B11
Michael MorseLF38
Adam LaRoche1B25
Danny Espinosa2B14
Tyler MooreLF28
Jesus FloresC25
Edwin JacksonP36
Substitutes
Mike GonzalezP
Tom GorzelannyP33
Ryan MattheusP41
Mark DeRosa3B16
Steve Lombardozzi3B21
Christian GarciaP
Bryce HarperCF3
CHC
David DeJesusRF3
Luis Valbuena2B18
Anthony Rizzo1B48
Alfonso SorianoLF12
Starlin CastroSS13
Welington CastilloC20
Brett JacksonCF
Darwin Barney2B20
Chris RusinP52
Substitutes
Joe MatherCF22
Miguel SocolovichP48
Dave SappeltPH
Alberto CabreraP66
Jeff BeliveauP38
Anthony ReckerPH- Jaye ChapmanP
Tony CampanaPH4
Blake ParkerP53
Rafael DolisP41
Adrian Cardenas2B45
Josh Vitters3B
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