Chicago Cubs @ Washington Nationals

71-50, 36-26 Away

Final

59-63, 26-36 Home


CHC
WSH

1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
0	0	0	0	4	5	0	3	0	12	13	2
0	1	0	0	3	1	0	0	1	6	11	1

CubsTop 1st
- J. Kent pitching for WSH
  CHC
  WSH
- Pitch Type MPH
  1
  Ball
  Four-seam FB 94
  2
  Strike Swinging
  Slider 87
  3
  Strike Looking
  Slider 87
  4
  Ball
  Four-seam FB 94
  5
  Strike Looking
  Four-seam FB 95
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
NationalsBottom 1st
- D. Peterson pitching for CHC
  CHC
  WSH
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
CubsTop 2nd
- J. Kent pitching for WSH
  CHC
  WSH
- Ramirez stole second.
  0
  0
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
NationalsBottom 2nd
- D. Peterson pitching for CHC
  CHC
  WSH
- 1 Run, 3 Hits, 1 Error
CubsTop 3rd
- J. Kent pitching for WSH
  CHC
  WSH
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
NationalsBottom 3rd
- D. Peterson pitching for CHC
  CHC
  WSH
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
CubsTop 4th
- J. Kent pitching for WSH
  CHC
  WSH
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
NationalsBottom 4th
- D. Peterson pitching for CHC
  CHC
  WSH
- 0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors
CubsTop 5th
- J. Kent pitching for WSH
  CHC
  WSH
- Ramirez stole second.
  0
  1
- J. Bird pitching for WSH
  CHC
  WSH
- 4 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors
NationalsBottom 5th
- D. Peterson pitching for CHC
  CHC
  WSH
- Lile stole second.
  4
  4
- 3 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors
CubsTop 6th
- J. Bird pitching for WSH
  CHC
  WSH
- Happ hit for Taylor
  4
  4
- T. Cosgrove pitching for WSH
  CHC
  WSH
- Y. Cruz pitching for WSH
  CHC
  WSH
- 5 Runs, 4 Hits, 1 Error
NationalsBottom 6th
- J. Assad pitching for CHC
  CHC
  WSH
- Happ in left field.
  9
  4
- Ortiz hit for Chaparro
  9
  4
- Abrams stole second, Abrams safe at third on fielding error by second baseman Hoerner.
  9
  5
- 1 Run, 1 Hit, 1 Error
CubsTop 7th
- T. Williams pitching for WSH
  CHC
  WSH
- Ortiz at first base.
  9
  5
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
NationalsBottom 7th
- J. Assad pitching for CHC
  CHC
  WSH
- Tena hit for Pinckney
  9
  5
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
CubsTop 8th
- T. Williams pitching for WSH
  CHC
  WSH
- Tena in left field.
  9
  5
- 3 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors
NationalsBottom 8th
- J. Assad pitching for CHC
  CHC
  WSH
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
CubsTop 9th
- T. Williams pitching for WSH
  CHC
  WSH
- 0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors
NationalsBottom 9th
- J. Assad pitching for CHC
  CHC
  WSH
- 1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors

Pitch	Type	MPH
1 Ball	Four-seam FB	94
2 Strike Swinging	Slider	87
3 Strike Looking	Slider	87
4 Ball	Four-seam FB	94
5 Strike Looking	Four-seam FB	95

Chicago Cubs vs. Washington Nationals: Game Highlights

1:10

Dansby Swanson crushes a home run

0:19

Daylen Lile hits an RBI single

0:43

Cubs
8
Nationals
6

Game 1

8/11

Cubs
12
Nationals
6

Game 2

8/12

Cubs
Nationals

Game 3

8/13

MLB.TV

Nationals Park

6:45 PM, August 12, 2026Coverage: MLB.TV

Washington, District of Columbia

Attendance: 21,116

Game Time:3:06

Umpires:
Home Plate Umpire - Jonathan Parra
First Base Umpire - Lance Barksdale
Second Base Umpire - Ryan Wills
Third Base Umpire - Ryan Additon

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Milwaukee	74	47	.612	-	L3
Chicago	71	50	.587	3	W3
St. Louis	61	60	.504	13	W2
Cincinnati	57	62	.479	16	L1
Pittsburgh	58	64	.475	16.5	L3

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Atlanta	73	48	.603	-	W2
Philadelphia	64	58	.525	9.5	L2
Miami	62	59	.512	11	W4
Washington	59	63	.484	14.5	L2
New York	53	69	.434	20.5	L2

Rays complete 2nd 9-0 West Coast trip in MLB history with 8-4 win over Athletics

— The AL-best Tampa Bay Rays became the second East Coast team in major league history to go 9-0 on a West Coast trip, beating the Athletics 8-4 on Wednesday behind a three-run homer from Liam Hicks and another solid start by Drew Rasmussen.

Red Sox bring road slide into matchup with the Blue Jays

Boston Red Sox (64-56, third in the AL East) vs. Toronto Blue Jays (59-63, fourth in the AL East)

Tigers and Guardians play to decide series winner

Cleveland Guardians (59-62, fourth in the AL Central) vs. Detroit Tigers (59-61, third in the AL Central)

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Chicago Cubs @ Washington Nationals

D. Peterson7-7

T. Cosgrove0-2

J. Assad2