Washington Nationals vs Chicago Cubs, May 18, 2019
May 18, 2019, 7:15 PM ET | Nationals Park
Starting Pitchers
Chicago Cubs
Recorded starter
Washington Nationals
Recorded starter
Season Comparison
2019Chicago CubsWashington Nationals
.783
OPS.796
256
HR231
814
Runs873
4.10
ERA4.27
1.32
WHIP1.29
1444
Strikeouts by pitchers1511
Lower is better for ERA and WHIP; bars show each value against the larger of the two.
Top Performers
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Washington Nationals, MLBDB pick
Washington Nationals, MLBDB pick
Washington Nationals, MLBDB pick
Box Score
Batting
4 players led Chicago Cubs with 1 hit each.
| Player | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kyle SchwarberLF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Kris BryantRF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Anthony Rizzo1B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Javier BáezSS | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Willson ContrerasC | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Jason HeywardCF | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Addison Russell2B | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| David Bote3B | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Jon LesterP | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Carl Edwards Jr.P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Daniel DescalsoPH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tyler ChatwoodP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Xavier CedeñoP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brad BrachP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Albert Almora Jr.PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 29 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 1 |
4 players led Washington Nationals with 2 hits each.
| Player | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trea TurnerSS | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Adam EatonRF | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Anthony Rendon3B | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Howie Kendrick1B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Juan SotoLF | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Brian Dozier2B | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Yan GomesC | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Michael A. TaylorCF | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Stephen StrasburgP | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Adrián SanchezPH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Sean DoolittleP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 33 | 5 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 1 |
Pitching
Jon Lester went 4.1 innings for Chicago Cubs (3 SO, 5 ER); Stephen Strasburg went 8.0 innings for Washington Nationals (7 SO, 1 ER).
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Cubs | |||||||
| Jon Lester | 4.1 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| Carl Edwards Jr. | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Tyler Chatwood | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Xavier Cedeño | 0.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Brad Brach | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Washington Nationals | |||||||
| Stephen Strasburg | 8.0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 1 |
| Sean Doolittle | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 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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