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

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Total Bases

Runners LOB

Wrigley Field

2:20 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, 2026, 05:14 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	76	55	.580	-	W1
Philadelphia	73	58	.557	3	W9
Miami	67	65	.508	9.5	L1
Washington	62	71	.466	15	W1
New York	59	72	.450	17	L1

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Milwaukee	81	50	.618	-	L1
Chicago	75	56	.573	6	W1
St. Louis	66	66	.500	15.5	L3
Pittsburgh	63	69	.477	18.5	L3
Cincinnati	62	70	.470	19.5	L2

Pete Fairbanks leaves Marlins' loss with nerve irritation

Veteran closer Pete Fairbanks, 32, who signed a one-year deal to join the Marlins this season, felt nerve irritation and numbness in his throwing arm and departed after facing just one batter in Miami's 4-2 loss to the Boston Red Sox on Monday night.

Corey Seager sparks offense as Rangers rout White Sox 11-2 to grab AL West lead

— Corey Seager had three hits and three RBI, and Jake Burger and Wyatt Langford homered to lead the Texas Rangers to an 11-2 victory over the Chicago White Sox on Monday night.

Texas Rangers vs. Chicago White Sox: Game Highlights

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Washington Nationals @ Chicago Cubs

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

B. Lord5-8

M. Boyd12-8

C. Henry2

Inning