Chicago Cubs vs Washington Nationals, July 18, 2023
July 18, 2023, 8:05 PM ET | Wrigley Field
Starting Pitchers
Washington Nationals
Recorded starter
Chicago Cubs
Recorded starter
Season Comparison
2023Washington NationalsChicago Cubs
.710
OPS.751
151
HR196
700
Runs819
5.02
ERA4.08
1.47
WHIP1.28
1225
Strikeouts by pitchers1377
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
Washington Nationals, MLBDB pick
Chicago Cubs, MLBDB pick
Box Score
Batting
Dominic Smith led Washington Nationals with 3 hits.
| Player | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CJ AbramsSS | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Lane ThomasRF | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Jeimer Candelario3B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Joey MenesesDH | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Keibert RuizC | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Dominic Smith1B | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Corey DickersonLF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Luis García Jr.2B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Alex CallCF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 35 | 3 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 1 |
Seiya Suzuki led Chicago Cubs with 4 hits and 1 home run and 3 RBI.
| Player | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nico HoernerSS | 6 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Seiya SuzukiRF | 6 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Ian HappLF | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Jared Young1B | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Cody BellingerCF/1B | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Yan GomesDH | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Trey Mancini1B | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Mike TauchmanPH/CF/LF | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Miguel AmayaC | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Patrick Wisdom3B | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Miles Mastrobuoni2B | 5 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Totals | 41 | 17 | 20 | 16 | 4 | 9 | 2 |
Pitching
Patrick Corbin went 5.1 innings for Washington Nationals (6 SO, 3 ER); Jameson Taillon went 5.2 innings for Chicago Cubs (4 SO, 3 ER).
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Washington Nationals | |||||||
| Patrick Corbin | 5.1 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 1 |
| Amos Willingham | 0.2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| José A. Ferrer | 1.0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Paolo Espino | 0.1 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Joe La Sorsa | 0.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Chicago Cubs | |||||||
| Jameson Taillon | 5.2 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 1 |
| Michael Fulmer | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Adbert Alzolay | 1.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Anthony Kay | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 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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