Washington Nationals @ Chicago Cubs

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

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Wrigley Field

11:50 PM, 6 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, 2025, 02:44 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

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Nationals
5
Cubs
11

Game 1

5/9

Nationals
2
Cubs
1

Game 2

6/9

Nationals
6
Cubs
3

Game 3

7/9

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Atlanta	94	68	.580	-	L1
Philadelphia	88	74	.543	6	W1
Miami	80	82	.494	14	W1
Washington	77	85	.475	17	W1
New York	74	88	.457	20	L1

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Milwaukee	103	59	.636	-	W5
Chicago	89	73	.549	14	W1
Pittsburgh	82	80	.506	21	W1
St. Louis	77	85	.475	26	L4
Cincinnati	75	87	.463	28	L1

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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

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