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Nico Hoerner hits grand slam as Chicago Cubs beat Washington Nationals 8-3

CHICAGO (AP) Nico Hoerner capped Chicago’s five-run eighth inning with his first career grand slam, helping the Cubs beat the lowly Washington Nationals 8-3 on Wednesday night.

Mike Tauchman also homered and drove in three runs as Chicago earned its second straight win after dropping the opener of the three-game series on Monday night. Kyle Hendricks pitched six innings of one-run ball.

“It was just a little bit of a battle,” Hendricks said. “They don’t walk, don’t strike out really. So, a lot of foul balls, a lot of deep counts. But at the end of the day, I got outs when I needed to.”

Washington tied it at 3 with two runs in the top of the eighth against Julian Merryweather (3-0).

Jeimer Candelario, who could be on the move ahead of the Aug. 1 trade deadline, led off with his 15th homer. Three straight two-out singles by Dominic Smith, Corey Dickerson and Luis Garcia produced another run.

“After being down, we came back. Like I said, we just got to get some guys to get some outs at the back end of the bullpen,” Nationals manager Dave Martinez said. “The walks are really what's killing us right now.”

Chicago bounced back in the bottom half. Pinch-hitter Yan Gomes made it 4-3 with a bases-loaded sacrifice fly against Mason Thompson (3-3).

After Tucker Barnhart struck out and Tauchman walked, Hoerner greeted Cory Abbott with a drive to left-center for his sixth homer of the season.

“Getting the barrel of the bat out front on an even count was really nice for him to see the ball well,” manager David Ross said. “Not as jumpy tonight as he had been probably two or three nights ago. I feel like the time is coming, everybody feels like they’re starting to feel pretty good.”

Washington right-hander Trevor Williams allowed two runs and seven hits in five innings.

Tauchman drove Williams’ second pitch of the game deep to left-center for his fourth homer. He also hit an RBI double in the fourth and another run-scoring double in the seventh against Jordan Weems.

“I’m just up there,” Tauchman said. “Nothing’s changed. I was happy with my at-bats tonight. I think (I’m) just constantly making these micro adjustments, whether that’s approach or from a physical standpoint. So just continue to work and continue the approach.”

FEELING A DRAFT

The Cubs announced they had agreed to contracts with 10 more players from this year’s amateur draft, including infielder Josh Rivera (third round) and pitcher Will Sanders (fourth round). The team has agreed to deals with nine of its first 10 picks and 17 of 20 overall.

TRAINER’S ROOM

Cubs: INF Christopher Morel (neck tightness) returned to the lineup after missing Tuesday’s game. ... SS Dansby Swanson (heel) could return for Chicago’s upcoming series against the St. Louis Cardinals, Ross said. ... INF Nick Madrigal (hamstring) is running the bases. ... RHP Nick Burdi (appendicitis) had a bullpen session.

Nationals: RHP Paolo Espino (finger) was placed on the 15-day injured list, and RHP Rico Garcia was promoted from the minors.

UP NEXT

Cubs: RHP Marcus Stroman (10-6, 2.88 ERA) starts Thursday night in the opener of a four-game series against St. Louis. LHP Steven Matz (0-7, 4.86 ERA) takes the mound for the Cardinals.

Nationals: Following an off day, RHP Jake Irvin (2-5, 4.96 ERA) starts Friday night against San Francisco.

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	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Nationals WAS38-58	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	3	10	0
Cubs CHC45-50	1	0	0	1	0	0	1	5	X	8	11	0

Wrigley FieldChicago, IL

W: J. Merryweather (3-0)L: M. Thompson (3-3)S: (0)
HR: CHC - M. Tauchman (8), N. Hoerner (9)

WASNationals

CHCCubs

.K. HendricksKyle Hendricks
P
6.0 IP, ER, 5 SO, 97 P
.M. TauchmanMike Tauchman
CF
3-4, 2 R, 3 RBI, HR, BB, 2 2B

HITTERS	AB	R	H	RBI	HR	SO	LOB	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	FPTS
C. Abrams SS	4	0	2	0	0	0	0	.254	.302	.414	.716	4.0
L. Thomas RF	5	0	0	0	0	2	4	.289	.337	.482	.819	-1.0
J. Candelario 3B	5	1	1	1	1	1	2	.259	.334	.485	.819	5.5
J. Meneses DH	4	1	1	0	0	1	1	.279	.320	.393	.713	1.5
K. Ruiz C	4	0	1	0	0	1	1	.240	.295	.393	.689	1.5
D. Smith 1B	4	0	2	0	0	0	1	.267	.335	.353	.688	2.0
M. Chavis PR-1B	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.255	.296	.333	.630	1.0
C. Dickerson LF	4	0	1	0	0	0	3	.240	.273	.339	.612	1.0
L. Garcia 2B	4	0	2	2	0	0	1	.266	.301	.370	.671	6.0
A. Call CF	2	0	0	0	0	1	4	.214	.306	.323	.629	1.5

HITTERS	AB
C. Abrams SS	4
L. Thomas RF	5
J. Candelario 3B	5
J. Meneses DH	4
K. Ruiz C	4
D. Smith 1B	4
M. Chavis PR-1B	0
C. Dickerson LF	4
L. Garcia 2B	4
A. Call CF	2

HITTERS	AB	R	H	RBI	HR	BB	SO	LOB	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	FPTS
M. Tauchman CF	4	2	3	3	1	1	0	0	.261	.372	.392	.764	14.0
N. Hoerner SS	5	1	2	4	1	0	1	1	.272	.322	.383	.704	9.5
I. Happ LF	4	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	.245	.373	.388	.761	0.5
C. Bellinger 1B	4	0	2	0	0	0	0	2	.311	.367	.527	.894	3.0
S. Suzuki RF	3	1	2	0	0	1	0	1	.263	.344	.407	.751	4.0
C. Morel 2B	2	1	0	0	0	2	1	2	.273	.330	.551	.881	2.5
M. Mastrobuoni 3B	4	2	2	0	0	0	1	3	.200	.297	.238	.534	3.5
T. Mancini DH	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	.236	.302	.336	.638	-0.5
a- Y. Gomes PH-DH	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	.260	.306	.403	.709	1.0
T. Barnhart C	3	1	0	0	0	1	1	3	.200	.289	.260	.549	1.5

HITTERS	AB
M. Tauchman CF	4
N. Hoerner SS	5
I. Happ LF	4
C. Bellinger 1B	4
S. Suzuki RF	3
C. Morel 2B	2
M. Mastrobuoni 3B	4
T. Mancini DH	3
a- Y. Gomes PH-DH	0
T. Barnhart C	3

a-flied out for Mancini in the 8th

2B - K. Ruiz (13)
HR - J. Candelario (15)
SH - C. Abrams (3)
RBI - J. Candelario (46), L. Garcia 2 (41)
2-Out RBI - L. Garcia 2 (2)
Runners left in scoring position, 2-Out - L. Thomas, J. Candelario, J. Meneses, L. Garcia, A. Call 3 (3)

2B - M. Tauchman 2 (8), C. Bellinger (14)
HR - M. Tauchman (4), N. Hoerner (6)
SF - Y. Gomes (5)
RBI - M. Tauchman 3 (29), N. Hoerner 4 (54), Y. Gomes (32)
2-Out RBI - M. Tauchman, N. Hoerner 4 (4)
Runners left in scoring position, 2-Out - N. Hoerner, C. Morel, M. Mastrobuoni 2 (2)

SB - C. Abrams (18), L. Garcia (6)

Outfield Assist - A. Call
DP - (Williams-Garcia-Smith)

PITCHERS	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	ERA	WHIP	FPTS
T. Williams	5.0	7	2	2	2	1	1	4.38	1.44	4.5
J. Weems	1.2	1	1	1	2	3	0	3.75	1.13	2.5
J. LaSorsa	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	0	9.35	2.19	1.0
M. Thompson (L, 3-3)	0.2	2	4	4	2	1	0	4.43	1.32	-10.5
C. Abbott	0.1	1	1	1	0	1	1	5.49	1.47	-0.5

PITCHERS	IP
T. Williams	5.0
J. Weems	1.2
J. LaSorsa	0.1
M. Thompson (L, 3-3)	0.2
C. Abbott	0.1

PITCHERS	IP	H	R	ER	SO	HR	ERA	WHIP	FPTS
K. Hendricks	6.0	5	1	1	5	0	3.38	1.06	16.5
M. Leiter (H, 14)	0.2	1	0	0	0	0	3.43	0.99	0.0
J. Merryweather (W, 3-0) (BS, 1)	1.1	4	2	2	0	1	3.95	1.51	5.0
D. Palencia	1.0	0	0	0	1	0	3.00	1.17	3.5

PITCHERS	IP
K. Hendricks	6.0
M. Leiter (H, 14)	0.2
J. Merryweather (W, 3-0) (BS, 1)	1.1
D. Palencia	1.0

Pitches-Strikes - T. Williams 98-58, J. Weems 33-17, J. LaSorsa 3-3, M. Thompson 33-15, C. Abbott 10-7
Ground Balls-Fly Balls - T. Williams 10-3, J. Weems 1-1, J. LaSorsa 1-0, M. Thompson 1-0, C. Abbott 0-1
Batters Faced - T. Williams 23, J. Weems 7, J. LaSorsa, M. Thompson 6, C. Abbott 2

Pitches-Strikes - K. Hendricks 97-60, M. Leiter 10-7, J. Merryweather 20-15, D. Palencia 15-9
Ground Balls-Fly Balls - K. Hendricks 10-5, M. Leiter 3-0, J. Merryweather 2-2, D. Palencia 1-0
Batters Faced - K. Hendricks 24, M. Leiter 4, J. Merryweather 8, D. Palencia 3

.K. HendricksKyle Hendricks
P
6.0 IP, ER, 5 SO, 97 P
.M. TauchmanMike Tauchman
CF
3-4, 2 R, 3 RBI, HR, BB, 2 2B

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Nationals WAS38-58	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	3	10	0
Cubs CHC45-50	1	0	0	1	0	0	1	5	X	8	11	0

Wrigley FieldChicago, IL

HITTERS	AB	R	H	RBI	HR	SO	LOB	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	FPTS
C. Abrams SS	4	0	2	0	0	0	0	.254	.302	.414	.716	4.0
L. Thomas RF	5	0	0	0	0	2	4	.289	.337	.482	.819	-1.0
J. Candelario 3B	5	1	1	1	1	1	2	.259	.334	.485	.819	5.5
J. Meneses DH	4	1	1	0	0	1	1	.279	.320	.393	.713	1.5
K. Ruiz C	4	0	1	0	0	1	1	.240	.295	.393	.689	1.5
D. Smith 1B	4	0	2	0	0	0	1	.267	.335	.353	.688	2.0
M. Chavis PR-1B	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.255	.296	.333	.630	1.0
C. Dickerson LF	4	0	1	0	0	0	3	.240	.273	.339	.612	1.0
L. Garcia 2B	4	0	2	2	0	0	1	.266	.301	.370	.671	6.0
A. Call CF	2	0	0	0	0	1	4	.214	.306	.323	.629	1.5
Total	36	3	10	3	1	6	17	-	-	-	-	-

HITTERS	AB
C. Abrams SS	4
L. Thomas RF	5
J. Candelario 3B	5
J. Meneses DH	4
K. Ruiz C	4
D. Smith 1B	4
M. Chavis PR-1B	0
C. Dickerson LF	4
L. Garcia 2B	4
A. Call CF	2
Total	36

HITTERS	AB	R	H	RBI	HR	BB	SO	LOB	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	FPTS
M. Tauchman CF	4	2	3	3	1	1	0	0	.261	.372	.392	.764	14.0
N. Hoerner SS	5	1	2	4	1	0	1	1	.272	.322	.383	.704	9.5
I. Happ LF	4	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	.245	.373	.388	.761	0.5
C. Bellinger 1B	4	0	2	0	0	0	0	2	.311	.367	.527	.894	3.0
S. Suzuki RF	3	1	2	0	0	1	0	1	.263	.344	.407	.751	4.0
C. Morel 2B	2	1	0	0	0	2	1	2	.273	.330	.551	.881	2.5
M. Mastrobuoni 3B	4	2	2	0	0	0	1	3	.200	.297	.238	.534	3.5
T. Mancini DH	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	.236	.302	.336	.638	-0.5
a- Y. Gomes PH-DH	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	.260	.306	.403	.709	1.0
T. Barnhart C	3	1	0	0	0	1	1	3	.200	.289	.260	.549	1.5
Total	32	8	11	8	2	6	6	14	-	-	-	-	-

HITTERS	AB
M. Tauchman CF	4
N. Hoerner SS	5
I. Happ LF	4
C. Bellinger 1B	4
S. Suzuki RF	3
C. Morel 2B	2
M. Mastrobuoni 3B	4
T. Mancini DH	3
a- Y. Gomes PH-DH	0
T. Barnhart C	3
Total	32

a-flied out for Mancini in the 8th

2B - K. Ruiz (13)
HR - J. Candelario (15)
SH - C. Abrams (3)
RBI - J. Candelario (46), L. Garcia 2 (41)
2-Out RBI - L. Garcia 2 (2)
Runners left in scoring position, 2-Out - L. Thomas, J. Candelario, J. Meneses, L. Garcia, A. Call 3 (3)

2B - M. Tauchman 2 (8), C. Bellinger (14)
HR - M. Tauchman (4), N. Hoerner (6)
SF - Y. Gomes (5)
RBI - M. Tauchman 3 (29), N. Hoerner 4 (54), Y. Gomes (32)
2-Out RBI - M. Tauchman, N. Hoerner 4 (4)
Runners left in scoring position, 2-Out - N. Hoerner, C. Morel, M. Mastrobuoni 2 (2)

SB - C. Abrams (18), L. Garcia (6)

Outfield Assist - A. Call
DP - (Williams-Garcia-Smith)

PITCHERS	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	ERA	WHIP	FPTS
T. Williams	5.0	7	2	2	2	1	1	4.38	1.44	4.5
J. Weems	1.2	1	1	1	2	3	0	3.75	1.13	2.5
J. LaSorsa	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	0	9.35	2.19	1.0
M. Thompson (L, 3-3)	0.2	2	4	4	2	1	0	4.43	1.32	-10.5
C. Abbott	0.1	1	1	1	0	1	1	5.49	1.47	-0.5
Total	8.0	11	8	8	6	6	2	-	-	-

PITCHERS	IP
T. Williams	5.0
J. Weems	1.2
J. LaSorsa	0.1
M. Thompson (L, 3-3)	0.2
C. Abbott	0.1
Total	8.0

PITCHERS	IP	H	R	ER	SO	HR	ERA	WHIP	FPTS
K. Hendricks	6.0	5	1	1	5	0	3.38	1.06	16.5
M. Leiter (H, 14)	0.2	1	0	0	0	0	3.43	0.99	0.0
J. Merryweather (W, 3-0) (BS, 1)	1.1	4	2	2	0	1	3.95	1.51	5.0
D. Palencia	1.0	0	0	0	1	0	3.00	1.17	3.5
Total	9.0	10	3	3	6	1	-	-	-

PITCHERS	IP
K. Hendricks	6.0
M. Leiter (H, 14)	0.2
J. Merryweather (W, 3-0) (BS, 1)	1.1
D. Palencia	1.0
Total	9.0

Pitches-Strikes - T. Williams 98-58, J. Weems 33-17, J. LaSorsa 3-3, M. Thompson 33-15, C. Abbott 10-7
Ground Balls-Fly Balls - T. Williams 10-3, J. Weems 1-1, J. LaSorsa 1-0, M. Thompson 1-0, C. Abbott 0-1
Batters Faced - T. Williams 23, J. Weems 7, J. LaSorsa, M. Thompson 6, C. Abbott 2

Pitches-Strikes - K. Hendricks 97-60, M. Leiter 10-7, J. Merryweather 20-15, D. Palencia 15-9
Ground Balls-Fly Balls - K. Hendricks 10-5, M. Leiter 3-0, J. Merryweather 2-2, D. Palencia 1-0
Batters Faced - K. Hendricks 24, M. Leiter 4, J. Merryweather 8, D. Palencia 3

SCORING

ALL PLAYS

1ST INNING
Tauchman homered to left center 0 1
2ND INNING
Garcia reached on an infield single to second, Meneses scored, Smith to second 1 1
4TH INNING
Tauchman doubled to left, Mastrobuoni scored 1 2
7TH INNING
Tauchman doubled to deep center, Barnhart scored, Tauchman out at third 1 3

1ST INNING
	Tauchman homered to left center	0	1

2ND INNING
	Garcia reached on an infield single to second, Meneses scored, Smith to second	1	1

4TH INNING
	Tauchman doubled to left, Mastrobuoni scored	1	2

7TH INNING
	Tauchman doubled to deep center, Barnhart scored, Tauchman out at third	1	3


Candelario homered to center	2	3
Garcia singled to center, Chavis scored, Dickerson to third	3	3
Gomes hit sacrifice fly to left, Suzuki scored	3	4
Hoerner homered to left center, Tauchman, Mastrobuoni and Morel scored	3	8

1ST INNING
Nationals
K. Hendricks Pitching:
C. Abrams: Abrams popped out to third
L. Thomas: Strike looking, Ball, Foul, Strike looking, Thomas struck out looking
J. Candelario: Strike looking, Ball, Foul, Candelario grounded out to first
Middle of the 1st (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
Cubs
T. Williams Pitching:
M. Tauchman: Strike looking, Tauchman homered to left center
N. Hoerner: Foul, Ball, Ball, Ball, Hoerner singled to center
I. Happ: Pickoff attempt, Ball, Strike swinging, Foul, Happ fouled out to third
C. Bellinger: Foul, Pickoff attempt, Ball, Bellinger popped out to third
S. Suzuki: Pickoff attempt, Strike looking, Strike swinging, Ball, Pickoff attempt, Suzuki singled to left, Hoerner to second
C. Morel: Ball, Ball, Foul, Ball, Foul, Ball, Morel walked, Hoerner to third, Suzuki to second
M. Mastrobuoni: Mastrobuoni grounded out to pitcher
End of the 1st (1 Run, 3 Hits, 0 Errors)
2ND INNING
Nationals
K. Hendricks Pitching:
J. Meneses: Strike looking, Ball, Ball, Strike swinging, Ball, Meneses singled to center
K. Ruiz: Strike looking, Ball, Foul, Strike swinging, Ruiz struck out swinging
D. Smith: Strike looking, Strike looking, Ball, Foul, Smith reached on an infield single to shortstop, Meneses to second
C. Dickerson: Dickerson flied out to deep center, Meneses to third
L. Garcia: Ball, Foul, Ball, Strike swinging, Pickoff attempt to first, Garcia reached on an infield single to second, Meneses scored, Smith to second
A. Call: Ball, Ball, Foul, Foul, Foul, Strike swinging, Call struck out swinging
Middle of the 2nd (1 Run, 3 Hits, 0 Errors)
Cubs
T. Williams Pitching:
T. Mancini: Ball, Strike swinging, Foul, Ball, Strike swinging, Mancini struck out swinging
T. Barnhart: Strike swinging, Ball, Strike swinging, Barnhart grounded out to second
M. Tauchman: Strike looking, Strike (foul tip), Ball, Foul, Foul, Ball, Tauchman grounded out to first
End of the 2nd (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
3RD INNING
Nationals
K. Hendricks Pitching:
C. Abrams: Ball, Ball, Strike looking, Ball, Abrams singled to shallow left center
L. Thomas: Pickoff attempt, Ball (pitchout), Foul, Foul, Strike swinging, Thomas struck out swinging
J. Candelario: Pickoff attempt, Strike looking, Strike swinging, Ball, Abrams stole second, Ball, Ball, Candelario flied out to center
J. Meneses: Ball, Strike swinging, Foul, Foul, Ball, Ball, Foul, Strike looking, Meneses struck out looking
Middle of the 3rd (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors)
Cubs
T. Williams Pitching:
N. Hoerner: Foul, Ball, Hoerner lined out to right
I. Happ: Strike looking, Happ grounded out to first
C. Bellinger: Ball, Ball, Ball, Strike looking, Foul, Bellinger doubled to deep right
S. Suzuki: Ball, Strike swinging, Pickoff attempt, Strike swinging, Pickoff attempt, Foul, Ball, Ball, Foul, Foul, Ball, Suzuki walked
C. Morel: Ball, Foul, Ball, Ball, Morel reached on fielder's choice to shortstop, Suzuki out at second
End of the 3rd (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors)
4TH INNING
Nationals
K. Hendricks Pitching:
K. Ruiz: Ball, Ball, Ruiz doubled to deep right
D. Smith: Smith grounded out to pitcher
C. Dickerson: Ball, Strike looking, Ball, Dickerson flied out to left
L. Garcia: Garcia flied out to right
Middle of the 4th (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors)
Cubs
T. Williams Pitching:
M. Mastrobuoni: Strike looking, Ball, Ball, Ball, Strike swinging, Mastrobuoni singled to right
T. Mancini: Ball, Mancini flied out to deep center, Mastrobuoni to second
T. Barnhart: Barnhart grounded out to second, Mastrobuoni to third
M. Tauchman: Ball, Foul, Foul, Ball, Foul, Tauchman doubled to left, Mastrobuoni scored
N. Hoerner: Ball, Hoerner grounded out to second
End of the 4th (1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors)
5TH INNING
Nationals
K. Hendricks Pitching:
A. Call: Strike looking, Ball, Ball, Strike swinging, Foul, Ball, Call hit by pitch
C. Abrams: Foul, Abrams hit sacrifice bunt to third, Call to second
L. Thomas: Ball, Thomas grounded out to third
J. Candelario: Foul, Ball, Foul, Foul, Candelario flied out to left
Middle of the 5th (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
Cubs
T. Williams Pitching:
I. Happ: Ball, Foul, Ball, Strike swinging, Ball, Foul, Happ flied out to center
C. Bellinger: Ball, Foul, Strike (foul tip), Ball, Ball, Bellinger singled to center
S. Suzuki: Ball, Suzuki grounded into double play pitcher to second to first, Bellinger out at second
End of the 5th (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors)
6TH INNING
Nationals
K. Hendricks Pitching:
J. Meneses: Ball, Strike looking, Meneses grounded out to shortstop
K. Ruiz: Ball, Ball, Ball, Strike looking, Ruiz fouled out to third
D. Smith: Foul, Ball, Ball, Foul, Ball, Smith grounded out to second
Middle of the 6th (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
Cubs
Jordan Weems relieved Trevor Williams
C. Morel: Ball, Ball, Strike looking, Strike swinging, Strike swinging, Morel struck out swinging
M. Mastrobuoni: Foul, Strike swinging, Ball, Ball, Ball, Foul, Strike looking, Mastrobuoni struck out looking
T. Mancini: Strike looking, Foul, Mancini grounded out to third
End of the 6th (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
7TH INNING
Nationals
Mark Leiter relieved Kyle Hendricks
C. Dickerson: Dickerson grounded out to third
L. Garcia: Strike looking, Garcia grounded out to second
A. Call: Ball, Strike swinging, Ball, Strike swinging, Foul, Ball, Call hit by pitch
C. Abrams: Pickoff attempt, Abrams singled to shallow left center, Call to second
Julian Merryweather relieved Mark Leiter
L. Thomas: Thomas reached on fielder's choice to third, Call out at third
Middle of the 7th (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors)
Cubs
J. Weems Pitching:
T. Barnhart: Ball, Ball, Foul, Ball, Ball, Barnhart walked
M. Tauchman: Ball, Barnhart to second on passed ball, Foul, Tauchman doubled to deep center, Barnhart scored, Tauchman out at third
N. Hoerner: Strike swinging, Ball, Ball, Strike looking, Strike swinging, Hoerner struck out swinging
I. Happ: Ball, Ball, Foul, Ball, Ball, Happ walked
Joe LaSorsa relieved Jordan Weems
C. Bellinger: Strike swinging, Pickoff attempt, Strike looking, Bellinger grounded out to second
End of the 7th (1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors)
8TH INNING
Nationals
J. Merryweather Pitching:
J. Candelario: Ball, Candelario homered to center
J. Meneses: Strike looking, Meneses grounded out to shortstop
K. Ruiz: Ball, Ruiz popped out to shortstop
D. Smith: Strike looking, Smith singled to center
C. Dickerson: Strike looking, Foul, Ball, Foul, Ball, Dickerson singled to center, Smith to second
Michael Chavis ran for Dominic Smith
L. Garcia: Garcia singled to center, Chavis scored, Dickerson to third
A. Call: Strike looking, Ball, Pickoff attempt to first, Strike looking, Garcia stole second, Call flied out to right
Middle of the 8th (2 Runs, 4 Hits, 0 Errors)
Cubs
Michael Chavis at first base
Mason Thompson relieved Joe LaSorsa
S. Suzuki: Ball, Strike looking, Ball, Ball, Suzuki singled to center
C. Morel: Ball, Ball, Ball, Strike looking, Ball, Morel walked, Suzuki to second
M. Mastrobuoni: Foul, Ball, Ball, Strike looking, Mastrobuoni reached on bunt single to pitcher, Suzuki to third, Morel to second
Yan Gomes hit for Trey Mancini
Y. Gomes: Ball, Ball, Foul, Ball, Gomes hit sacrifice fly to left, Suzuki scored
T. Barnhart: Foul, Ball, Ball, Strike swinging, Foul, Foul, Strike swinging, Barnhart struck out swinging
M. Tauchman: Strike looking, Ball, Ball, Strike swinging, Ball, Ball, Tauchman walked, Morel to third, Mastrobuoni to second
Cory Abbott relieved Mason Thompson
N. Hoerner: Ball, Strike looking, Hoerner homered to left center, Tauchman, Mastrobuoni and Morel scored
I. Happ: Strike swinging, Strike swinging, Ball, Foul, Ball, Foul, Strike swinging, Happ struck out swinging
End of the 8th (5 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors)
9TH INNING
Nationals
Yan Gomes at designated hitter
Daniel Palencia relieved Julian Merryweather
C. Abrams: Ball, Ball, Strike looking, Ball, Abrams popped out to shortstop
L. Thomas: Strike looking, Thomas grounded out to second
J. Candelario: Ball, Ball, Strike looking, Foul, Ball, Foul, Foul, Strike swinging, Candelario struck out swinging
Middle of the 9th (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)

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