Rizzo homers, Cubs hold off Nationals' rally for 6-5 win
Anthony Rizzo homered, Albert Almora Jr. had three hits and the Chicago Cubs held off the Washington Nationals for a 6-5 victory Sunday night.
Major League Baseball
FINAL
Chicago Cubs
6
Washington Nationals
5
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | OT | 2OT | 3OT | P8 | P9 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CHC | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| WSH | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
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Match Report
Last five matches
| Date | Opp | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9/30/26 | @ San Diego Padres | L 1-4 | MLB |
| 9/29/26 | @ San Diego Padres | L 0-8 | MLB |
| Full Schedule | |||
Play by Play
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Foul Out 6-5
Pitch 3 : Ball In Play
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Foul Ball 6-5
Pitch 6 : Strike 2 Foul
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Foul Ball 6-5
Pitch 3 : Strike 2 Foul
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Foul Ball 6-5
Pitch 2 : Strike 1 Foul
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Foul Ball 6-5
Pitch 5 : Strike 2 Foul
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Foul Ball 6-5
Pitch 4 : Strike 2 Foul
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Foul Ball 6-5
Pitch 4 : Strike 2 Foul
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Foul Ball 6-5
Pitch 3 : Strike 2 Foul
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End Batter/Pitcher 6-5
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Play Result 6-5
Kendrick homered to left center (398 feet).
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Home Run 6-5
Pitch 1 : Ball In Play
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Foul Ball 6-4
Pitch 5 : Strike 2 Foul
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Foul Ball 6-4
Pitch 5 : Strike 2 Foul
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Foul Ball 6-4
Pitch 3 : Strike 2 Foul
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Foul Ball 6-4
Pitch 4 : Strike 2 Foul
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End Batter/Pitcher 6-4
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Play Result 6-4
Rendon homered to right center (398 feet), Turner scored and Eaton scored.
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Home Run 6-4
Pitch 2 : Ball In Play
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Strike Swinging 6-1
Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Swinging
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End Batter/Pitcher 6-1
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Play Result 6-1
Bryant singled to right center, Almora Jr. scored, Schwarber to second.
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Single 6-1
Pitch 3 : Ball In Play
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Ball 5-1
Pitch 2 : Ball 2
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Ball 5-1
Pitch 1 : Ball 1
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End Batter/Pitcher 5-1
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Play Result 5-1
Hendricks sacrificed, Heyward scored, Almora Jr. to second.
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Error 5-1
Hendricks sacrificed, Heyward scored on error by first baseman Parra, Almora Jr. to second.
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Sacrifice 5-1
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Strike Swinging 4-1
Pitch 2 : Strike 2 Swinging
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Foul Ball 4-1
Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Foul
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End Batter/Pitcher 4-1
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Play Result 4-1
Dozier grounded out to second, Suzuki scored.
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Ground Out 4-1
Pitch 4 : Ball In Play
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Foul Ball 4-1
Pitch 3 : Strike 2 Foul
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Ball 4-1
Pitch 2 : Ball 1
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Strike Looking 4-0
Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Looking
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Foul Ball 4-0
Pitch 3 : Strike 2 Foul
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Foul Ball 4-0
Pitch 2 : Strike 2 Foul
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End Batter/Pitcher 4-0
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Play Result 4-0
Schwarber hit sacrifice fly to right, Almora Jr. scored.
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Sacrifice Fly 4-0
Pitch 4 : Ball In Play
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Ball 3-0
Pitch 3 : Ball 1
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Strike Looking 3-0
Pitch 2 : Strike 2 Looking
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Strike Looking 3-0
Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Looking
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Bunted Foul 3-0
Pitch 6 : Strike 3 Bunted Foul
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Bunted Foul 3-0
Pitch 4 : Strike 2 Bunted Foul
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Foul Ball 3-0
Pitch 4 : Strike 2 Foul
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Foul Ball 3-0
Pitch 3 : Strike 1 Foul
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Foul Ball 3-0
Pitch 3 : Strike 2 Foul
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Foul Ball 3-0
Pitch 5 : Strike 2 Foul
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End Batter/Pitcher 3-0
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Play Result 3-0
Rizzo homered to left (385 feet).
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Home Run 3-0
Pitch 5 : Ball In Play
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Strike Looking 3-0
Pitch 4 : Strike 2 Looking
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Foul Ball 3-0
Pitch 3 : Strike 1 Foul
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Ball 3-0
Pitch 2 : Ball 2
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Ball 2-0
Pitch 1 : Ball 1
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Foul Ball 2-0
Pitch 2 : Strike 2 Foul
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End Batter/Pitcher 2-0
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Play Result 2-0
Schwarber hit sacrifice fly to center, Heyward scored.
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End Inning 6-5
End of the 9th inning
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End Batter/Pitcher 6-5
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Play Result 6-5
Turner grounded out to third.
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Ground Out 6-5
Pitch 2 : Ball In Play
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Strike Looking 6-5
Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Looking
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Start Batter/Pitcher 6-5
Steve Cishek pitches to Trea Turner
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End Batter/Pitcher 6-5
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Play Result 6-5
Robles fouled out to first.
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Foul Out 6-5
Pitch 3 : Ball In Play
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Ball 6-5
Pitch 2 : Ball 2
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Ball 6-5
Pitch 1 : Ball 1
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Start Batter/Pitcher 6-5
Steve Cishek pitches to Victor Robles
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End Batter/Pitcher 6-5
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Play Result 6-5
Kendrick grounded out to third.
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Ground Out 6-5
Pitch 2 : Ball In Play
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Ball 6-5
Pitch 1 : Ball 1
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Start Batter/Pitcher 6-5
Steve Cishek pitches to Howie Kendrick
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Start Inning 6-5
Bottom of the 9th inning
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End Inning 6-5
Middle of the 9th inning
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End Batter/Pitcher 6-5
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Play Result 6-5
Cishek grounded out to second.
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Ground Out 6-5
Pitch 5 : Ball In Play
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Strike Looking 6-5
Pitch 4 : Strike 2 Looking
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Strike Looking 6-5
Pitch 3 : Strike 1 Looking
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Ball 6-5
Pitch 2 : Ball 2
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Ball 6-5
Pitch 1 : Ball 1
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Start Batter/Pitcher 6-5
Kyle Barraclough pitches to Steve Cishek
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End Batter/Pitcher 6-5
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Play Result 6-5
Contreras walked.
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Ball 6-5
Pitch 5 : Ball 4
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Ball 6-5
Pitch 4 : Ball 3
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Strike Looking 6-5
Pitch 3 : Strike 1 Looking
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Ball 6-5
Pitch 2 : Ball 2
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Ball 6-5
Pitch 1 : Ball 1
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Start Batter/Pitcher 6-5
Kyle Barraclough pitches to Willson Contreras
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End Batter/Pitcher 6-5
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Play Result 6-5
Russell lined out to center.
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Line Out 6-5
Pitch 7 : Ball In Play
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Foul Ball 6-5
Pitch 6 : Strike 2 Foul
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Strike Looking 6-5
Pitch 5 : Strike 2 Looking
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Head to Head
CHC win series 2-1
Injuries
Washington Nationals
- Drew Millas Out
Chicago Cubs
- Riley Martin Out
- Ben Brown Out
- Justin Steele Out
- Phil Maton Out
- Shelby Miller Out
Lineups
ConfirmedWSH
Trea TurnerSS7
Adam EatonRF9
Anthony Rendon3B6
Juan SotoLF22
Kurt SuzukiC24
Gerardo Parra1B88
Brian Dozier2B15
Jeremy HellicksonP58
Victor RoblesCF10
Substitutes
Wander SueroP39
Adrian SanchezPH14
Matt GraceP33
Kyle BarracloughP44
Kyle McGowinP61
Howie Kendrick2B47
CHC
Kyle SchwarberLF12
Kris Bryant3B23
Anthony Rizzo1B48
Javier BaezSS28
Willson ContrerasC40
Daniel Descalso2B33
Jason HeywardRF22
Albert AlmoraCF5
Kyle HendricksP28
Substitutes
Addison RussellSS27
Steve CishekP33
Brandon KintzlerP19
Xavier CedenoP45
David Bote2B12
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