Chicago Cubs vs Washington Nationals
March 26, 2026 • 2:20 PM • Wrigley Field
Status
Final
Chicago Cubs
CHC
4
Washington Nationals
WSH
10
Last 5 Form
Probable Pitchers
Chicago Cubs
Starter
Washington Nationals
Starter
Season Comparison
2026| Stat | Chicago Cubs | Washington Nationals |
|---|---|---|
| OPS | .777 | .708 |
| HR | 40 | 34 |
| Runs | 164 | 156 |
| ERA | 4.01 | 5.21 |
| WHIP | 1.20 | 1.48 |
| Strikeouts | 243 | 233 |
Top Players
Chicago Cubs
Hitters
Pitchers
Washington Nationals
Hitters
Pitchers
Line Score
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Washington Nationals | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 11 | 2 |
| Chicago Cubs | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 1 |
Box Score
Batting
| Player | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Washington Nationals | |||||||
| James Wood (LF) | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| Andrés Chaparro (1B) | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Luis García Jr. (1B) | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brady House (3B) | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Daylen Lile (DH) | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Joey Wiemer (RF) | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| CJ Abrams (SS) | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Nasim Nuñez (2B) | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Keibert Ruiz (C) | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Jacob Young (CF) | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Cade Cavalli (P) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| PJ Poulin (P) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Brad Lord (P) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Clayton Beeter (P) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Cionel Pérez (P) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Chicago Cubs | |||||||
| Michael Busch (1B) | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Alex Bregman (3B) | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Ian Happ (LF) | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Pete Crow-Armstrong (CF) | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Nico Hoerner (2B) | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Carson Kelly (C) | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Moisés Ballesteros (DH) | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Dansby Swanson (SS) | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Matt Shaw (RF) | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Michael Conforto (RF) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Matthew Boyd (P) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ben Brown (P) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Hoby Milner (P) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jacob Webb (P) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Washington Nationals | |||||||
| Cade Cavalli | 3.2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0 |
| PJ Poulin | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Brad Lord | 2.1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Clayton Beeter | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Cionel Pérez | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Chicago Cubs | |||||||
| Matthew Boyd | 3.2 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 1 |
| Ben Brown | 3.1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| Hoby Milner | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jacob Webb | 1.0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
Scoring Summary
top 2 • Home Run • 0-1
Joey Wiemer homers (1) on a fly ball to left field.
bottom 3 • Single • 1-1
Michael Busch singles on a fly ball to left fielder James Wood. Dansby Swanson scores.
bottom 3 • Single • 2-1
Pete Crow-Armstrong singles on a ground ball to right fielder Joey Wiemer. Michael Busch scores. Alex Bregman out at 3rd on the throw, right fielder Joey Wiemer to catcher Keibert Ruiz to third baseman Brady House.
top 4 • Single • 2-2
Daylen Lile singles on a sharp line drive to right fielder Matt Shaw. Andrés Chaparro scores. Brady House to 3rd.
top 4 • Single • 2-4
Nationals challenged (tag play), call on the field was upheld: CJ Abrams singles on a sharp line drive to right fielder Matt Shaw. Brady House scores. Daylen Lile scores. CJ Abrams out at 2nd on the throw, right fielder Matt Shaw to second baseman Nico Hoerner to shortstop Dansby Swanson. Joey Wiemer to 3rd.
top 4 • Groundout • 2-5
Nasim Nuñez grounds out, shortstop Dansby Swanson to first baseman Michael Busch. Joey Wiemer scores.
top 4 • Home Run • 2-7
Jacob Young homers (1) on a fly ball to right field. Keibert Ruiz scores.
bottom 4 • Groundout • 3-7
Dansby Swanson grounds out, second baseman Nasim Nuñez to first baseman Andrés Chaparro. Nico Hoerner scores. Carson Kelly to 3rd.
top 6 • Flyout • 3-8
Jacob Young flies out to right fielder Matt Shaw.
bottom 7 • Single • 4-8
Pete Crow-Armstrong singles on a bunt ground ball to third baseman Brady House. Michael Busch scores. Alex Bregman to 2nd.
top 9 • Home Run • 4-10
Brady House homers (1) on a fly ball to right field. Luis García Jr. scores.
Play-by-Play
Official contentbottom 9 • Strikeout • 4-10
Pete Crow-Armstrong strikes out swinging.
bottom 9 • Flyout • 4-10
Ian Happ flies out sharply to left fielder James Wood.
bottom 9 • Strikeout • 4-10
Alex Bregman strikes out swinging.
top 9 • Strikeout • 4-10
Daylen Lile strikes out swinging.
top 9 • Home Run • 4-10
Brady House homers (1) on a fly ball to right field. Luis García Jr. scores.
top 9 • Forceout • 4-8
Luis García Jr. grounds into a force out, pitcher Jacob Webb to shortstop Dansby Swanson. Jacob Young out at 2nd. Luis García Jr. to 1st.
top 9 • Strikeout • 4-8
James Wood strikes out swinging.
top 9 • Field Error • 4-8
Jacob Young reaches on a fielding error by third baseman Alex Bregman.
bottom 8 • Groundout • 4-8
Michael Busch grounds out, second baseman Nasim Nuñez to pitcher Clayton Beeter.
bottom 8 • Strikeout • 4-8
Michael Conforto strikes out swinging.
bottom 8 • Walk • 4-8
Dansby Swanson walks.
bottom 8 • Walk • 4-8
Moisés Ballesteros walks.
bottom 8 • Groundout • 4-8
Carson Kelly grounds out, shortstop CJ Abrams to first baseman Luis García Jr.
top 8 • Groundout • 4-8
Keibert Ruiz grounds out, third baseman Alex Bregman to first baseman Michael Busch.
top 8 • Hit By Pitch • 4-8
Nasim Nuñez hit by pitch. Joey Wiemer to 2nd.
top 8 • Flyout • 4-8
CJ Abrams flies out to center fielder Pete Crow-Armstrong.
top 8 • Single • 4-8
Joey Wiemer singles on a ground ball to shortstop Dansby Swanson.
top 8 • Lineout • 4-8
Daylen Lile lines out to right fielder Matt Shaw.
bottom 7 • Grounded Into DP • 4-8
Nico Hoerner grounds into a double play, second baseman Nasim Nuñez to first baseman Luis García Jr. Pete Crow-Armstrong out at 2nd. Nico Hoerner out at 1st.
bottom 7 • Single • 4-8
Pete Crow-Armstrong singles on a bunt ground ball to third baseman Brady House. Michael Busch scores. Alex Bregman to 2nd.
bottom 7 • Strikeout • 3-8
Ian Happ strikes out swinging.
bottom 7 • Single • 3-8
Alex Bregman singles on a sharp ground ball to right fielder Joey Wiemer. Michael Busch to 3rd.
bottom 7 • Double • 3-8
Michael Busch doubles (2) on a sharp line drive to right fielder Joey Wiemer.
top 7 • Groundout • 3-8
Brady House grounds out, shortstop Dansby Swanson to first baseman Michael Busch.
top 7 • Pop Out • 3-8
Luis García Jr. pops out to shortstop Dansby Swanson.
top 7 • Strikeout • 3-8
James Wood strikes out swinging.
bottom 6 • Groundout • 3-8
Matt Shaw grounds out, shortstop CJ Abrams to first baseman Andrés Chaparro.
bottom 6 • Groundout • 3-8
Dansby Swanson grounds out softly, pitcher Brad Lord to first baseman Andrés Chaparro. Carson Kelly to 2nd.
bottom 6 • Flyout • 3-8
Moisés Ballesteros flies out sharply to right fielder Joey Wiemer.
bottom 6 • Single • 3-8
Carson Kelly singles on a sharp line drive to right fielder Joey Wiemer.