Major League Baseball
Chicago Cubs
3
Washington Nationals
7
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | OT | 2OT | 3OT | P8 | P9 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CHC | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| WSH | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
Ian Desmond's three hits included a two-run homer and an RBI double, and Danny Espinosa and Kurt Suzuki also drove in runs with doubles, helping the Washington Nationals beat the Chicago Cubs 7-3 for their season-high fifth consecutive victory.
D DeJesus grounded out to second, R Sweeney scored, D Barney to third.
Pitch 5: foul
Pitch 4: foul
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
Pitch 4: foul
Pitch 6: foul
Pitch 3: foul
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
Pitch 4: foul
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
Pitch 5: strike 2 (foul)
Pitch 3: strike 1 (foul)
D Espinosa doubled to deep center, A LaRoche and I Desmond scored.
I Desmond doubled to deep right, R Zimmerman scored, A LaRoche to third.
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
Pitch 5: strike 2 (foul)
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
I Desmond homered to left (386 feet), A LaRoche scored.
Pitch 6: in play
Pitch 5: strike 2 (foul)
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
Pitch 3: in play
Pitch 2: in play
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
Pitch 6: foul
Pitch 3: foul
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
S Castro doubled to deep center, J Samardzija scored.
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
K Suzuki doubled to deep right center, I Desmond and D Espinosa scored.
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
Pitch 2: in play
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
Pitch 5: foul
Pitch 4: foul
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
Pitch 4: foul
Pitch 2: in play
Middle of the 9th
S Castro grounded out to third.
Pitch 1: in play
S Castro batting
D DeJesus grounded out to second, R Sweeney scored, D Barney to third.
Pitch 1: in play
D DeJesus batting
D DeJesus hit for S Camp.
D Barney doubled to left, R Sweeney to third.
Pitch 2: in play
Pitch 1: ball 1
D Barney batting
R Sweeney walked.
Pitch 6: ball 4
Pitch 5: ball 3
Pitch 4: ball 2
Pitch 3: strike 2 (swinging)
Pitch 2: ball 1
Pitch 1: strike 1 (looking)
R Sweeney batting
W Castillo grounded out to third.
Pitch 3: in play
Pitch 2: strike 1 (looking)
Pitch 1: ball 1
W Castillo batting
Top of the 9th inning
End of the 8th
T Moore flied out to right.
Pitch 1: in play
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CHC win series 2-1
Denard SpanCF4
Roger A. BernadinaRF9
Ryan Zimmerman3B11
Adam LaRoche1B25
Ian DesmondSS20
Danny Espinosa2B14
Tyler MooreLF28
Kurt SuzukiC24
Ross DetwilerP75
Craig StammenP34
Starlin CastroSS13
Cody Ransom3B
Anthony Rizzo1B48
Alfonso SorianoLF12
Scott HairstonRF7
Welington CastilloC20
Ryan SweeneyCF26
Darwin Barney2B20
Jeff SamardzijaP29
Luis Valbuena3B18
Nate SchierholtzRF62
Hector RondonP28
Julio BorbonPH29
Kyuji FujikawaP21
Shawn CampP50
David DeJesusPH3
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