Chicago Cubs vs Washington Nationals, May 20, 2021
May 20, 2021, 2:20 PM ET | Wrigley Field
Starting Pitchers
Washington Nationals
Recorded starter
Chicago Cubs
Recorded starter
Season Comparison
2021Washington NationalsChicago Cubs
.754
OPS.719
182
HR210
724
Runs705
4.80
ERA4.87
1.37
WHIP1.40
1346
Strikeouts by pitchers1358
Lower is better for ERA and WHIP; bars show each value against the larger of the two.
Top Performers
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Chicago Cubs, MLBDB pick
Chicago Cubs, MLBDB pick
Washington Nationals, MLBDB pick
Box Score
Batting
Starlin Castro led Washington Nationals with 2 hits.
| Player | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trea TurnerSS | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Juan SotoRF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Josh Bell1B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Kyle SchwarberLF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Starlin Castro3B | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Alex AvilaC | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| Jordy Mercer2B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Joe RossP | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Sam ClayP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Josh HarrisonPH | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Austin VothP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Yadiel HernandezPH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Kyle McGowinP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Will HarrisP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Andrew StevensonCF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Totals | 31 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 2 |
3 players led Chicago Cubs with 2 hits each.
| Player | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joc PedersonLF | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Anthony Rizzo1B | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Javier BáezSS | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ian HappCF | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| David Bote3B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Nico Hoerner2B | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Nick MartiniRF | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| P.J. HigginsC | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Trevor WilliamsP | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Justin SteeleP | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ryan TeperaP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Andrew ChafinP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Eric SogardPH | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Craig KimbrelP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 34 | 5 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 2 |
Pitching
Joe Ross went 3.2 innings for Washington Nationals (3 SO, 2 ER); Trevor Williams went 4.2 innings for Chicago Cubs (5 SO, 2 ER).
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Washington Nationals | |||||||
| Joe Ross | 3.2 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| Sam Clay | 0.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Austin Voth | 2.0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Kyle McGowin | 1.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Will Harris | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Chicago Cubs | |||||||
| Trevor Williams | 4.2 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 2 |
| Justin Steele | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| Ryan Tepera | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Andrew Chafin | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Craig Kimbrel | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
- AB
- at-bats
- R
- runs
- H
- hits
- RBI
- runs batted in
- BB
- walks
- SO
- strikeouts
- HR
- home runs
- IP
- innings pitched
- ER
- earned runs
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