Washington Nationals vs Chicago Cubs, August 13, 2026

CubsCHC
0-7
Final
NationalsWSH

August 13, 2026, 4:05 PM ET | Nationals Park

Last 5 Form

Chicago Cubs

3-2

Last 5
L 3-6
@ KC
W 10-2
@ KC
W 8-6
@ WSH
W 12-6
@ WSH
L 0-7
@ WSH

Washington Nationals

3-2

Last 5
W 8-2
vs CIN
W 7-1
vs CIN
L 6-8
vs CHC
L 6-12
vs CHC
W 7-0
vs CHC

Starting Pitchers

Chicago Cubs

Kevin Gausman headshot
Kevin Gausman
Recorded starter

Washington Nationals

Cade Cavalli headshot
Cade Cavalli
Recorded starter

Standings Snapshot

Full standings
Season recordsRecord, division and wild card rank, games back. Standings as of Aug 13, 11:25 PM ET
TeamW-LPCTDivWCGB
Chicago Cubs71-51.582#2#13.5
Washington Nationals60-63.488#4#714.0
PCT
winning percentage
Div
division rank
WC
wild card rank
GB
games back

Season Comparison

2026
Chicago CubsWashington Nationals
.767
OPS
.744
220
HR
210
850
Runs
821
4.12
ERA
4.67
1.26
WHIP
1.39
1260
Strikeouts by pitchers
1283

Lower is better for ERA and WHIP; bars show each value against the larger of the two.

Top Players

Across up to five recent games with recorded boxscores.

Chicago Cubs

Hitters

Alex Bregman headshot
Alex Bregman

8 H, 4 HR, 10 RBI

Ian Happ headshot
Ian Happ

7 H, 2 HR, 3 RBI

Seiya Suzuki headshot
Seiya Suzuki

4 H, 1 HR, 4 RBI

Pitchers

Matthew Boyd headshot
Matthew Boyd

7.0 IP, 3 SO, 2.57 ERA

Aaron Civale headshot
Aaron Civale

3.1 IP, 1 SO, 2.70 ERA

Javier Assad headshot
Javier Assad

5.0 IP, 2 SO, 3.60 ERA

Washington Nationals

Hitters

Abimelec Ortiz headshot
Abimelec Ortiz

7 H, 3 HR, 7 RBI

Daylen Lile headshot
Daylen Lile

7 H, 0 HR, 6 RBI

CJ Abrams headshot
CJ Abrams

5 H, 1 HR, 3 RBI

Pitchers

Cade Cavalli headshot
Cade Cavalli

8.0 IP, 10 SO, 0.00 ERA

Will Dion headshot
Will Dion

3.0 IP, 1 SO, 0.00 ERA

Andrew Alvarez headshot
Andrew Alvarez

5.1 IP, 2 SO, 1.69 ERA

Top Performers

Picked by MLBDB from this game's box score. MLB's own list of top performers can differ.

Cade Cavalli headshot
Cade Cavalli
Washington Nationals, MLBDB pick
Abimelec Ortiz headshot
Abimelec Ortiz
Washington Nationals, MLBDB pick
Kevin Gausman headshot
Kevin Gausman
Chicago Cubs, MLBDB pick

Line Score

Washington Nationals 7, Chicago Cubs 0: CHC 1 hit, WSH 10 hits; CHC 0 errors, WSH 0 errors.

Runs by inningThen runs (R), hits (H) and errors (E) for the game
Team123456789RHE
Chicago Cubs000000000010
Washington Nationals00015001x7100

Box Score

Batting

Michael Busch led Chicago Cubs with 1 hit.

Chicago Cubs batting
PlayerABRHRBIBBSOHR
Pete Crow-ArmstrongCF4000030
Seiya SuzukiRF3000010
Tyrone TaylorPH1000000
Michael Busch1B3010000
James Triantos2B0000000
Alex Bregman3B3000010
Ian HappLF3000010
Pedro Ramírez2B/1B3000010
Dansby SwansonSS1000210
Michael ConfortoDH3000020
Miguel AmayaC3000010
Totals270102110

3 players led Washington Nationals with 2 hits each.

Washington Nationals batting
PlayerABRHRBIBBSOHR
CJ AbramsSS4110010
Abimelec Ortiz1B4223011
Dylan CrewsRF4121010
Daylen LileLF4121000
Brady House3B4010010
Jorbit Vivas2B3111110
Andrés ChaparroDH4110010
Keibert RuizC4000010
Andrew PinckneyCF2001010
Totals337107181

Pitching

Kevin Gausman went 4.2 innings for Chicago Cubs (7 SO, 6 ER); Cade Cavalli went 8.0 innings for Washington Nationals (10 SO, 0 ER).

Pitching lines
PitcherIPHRERBBSOHR
Chicago Cubs
Kevin Gausman4.2766171
Aaron Civale3.1311010
Washington Nationals
Cade Cavalli8.01002100
Clayton Beeter1.0000010
AB
at-bats
R
runs
H
hits
RBI
runs batted in
BB
walks
SO
strikeouts
HR
home runs
IP
innings pitched
ER
earned runs

Scoring Summary

  • B4

    Double Dylan Crews doubles (11) on a sharp line drive to left fielder Ian Happ. Abimelec Ortiz scores. CHC 0, WSH 1

  • B5

    Sac Fly Andrew Pinckney out on a sacrifice fly to right fielder Seiya Suzuki. Jorbit Vivas scores. CHC 0, WSH 2

  • B5

    Home Run Abimelec Ortiz homers (4) on a fly ball to center field. Andrés Chaparro scores. CJ Abrams scores. CHC 0, WSH 5

  • B5

    Single Daylen Lile singles on a line drive to right fielder Seiya Suzuki. Dylan Crews scores. CHC 0, WSH 6

  • B8

    Single Jorbit Vivas singles on a line drive to left fielder Ian Happ. Daylen Lile scores. Brady House to 2nd. CHC 0, WSH 7

Play-by-Play

All 64 recorded plate appearances, newest first.

  • T9

    Groundout Tyrone Taylor grounds out, third baseman Brady House to first baseman Abimelec Ortiz. CHC 0, WSH 7

  • T9

    Strikeout Pete Crow-Armstrong strikes out swinging. CHC 0, WSH 7

  • T9

    Flyout Miguel Amaya flies out to left fielder Daylen Lile. CHC 0, WSH 7

  • B8

    Groundout Keibert Ruiz grounds out, first baseman Pedro Ramírez to pitcher Aaron Civale. CHC 0, WSH 7

  • B8

    Forceout Andrés Chaparro grounds into a force out, shortstop Dansby Swanson to second baseman James Triantos. Brady House to 3rd. Jorbit Vivas out at 2nd. Andrés Chaparro to 1st. CHC 0, WSH 7

  • B8

    Single Jorbit Vivas singles on a line drive to left fielder Ian Happ. Daylen Lile scores. Brady House to 2nd. CHC 0, WSH 7

  • B8

    Single Brady House singles on a sharp line drive to center fielder Pete Crow-Armstrong. Daylen Lile to 3rd. CHC 0, WSH 6

  • B8

    Single Daylen Lile singles on a ground ball to right fielder Seiya Suzuki. CHC 0, WSH 6

  • B8

    Lineout Dylan Crews lines out to right fielder Seiya Suzuki. CHC 0, WSH 6

  • T8

    Strikeout Michael Conforto called out on strikes. CHC 0, WSH 6

  • T8

    Walk Dansby Swanson walks. CHC 0, WSH 6

  • T8

    Strikeout Pedro Ramírez strikes out swinging. CHC 0, WSH 6

  • T8

    Lineout Ian Happ lines out to shortstop CJ Abrams. CHC 0, WSH 6

  • B7

    Strikeout Abimelec Ortiz strikes out swinging. CHC 0, WSH 6

  • B7

    Flyout CJ Abrams flies out to right fielder Seiya Suzuki. CHC 0, WSH 6

  • B7

    Groundout Andrew Pinckney grounds out, third baseman Alex Bregman to first baseman Pedro Ramírez. CHC 0, WSH 6

  • T7

    Flyout Alex Bregman flies out to center fielder Andrew Pinckney. CHC 0, WSH 6

  • T7

    Single Michael Busch singles on a fly ball to left fielder Daylen Lile. CHC 0, WSH 6

  • T7

    Flyout Seiya Suzuki flies out to right fielder Dylan Crews. CHC 0, WSH 6

  • T7

    Strikeout Pete Crow-Armstrong strikes out swinging. CHC 0, WSH 6

  • B6

    Groundout Keibert Ruiz grounds out, second baseman Pedro Ramírez to first baseman Michael Busch. CHC 0, WSH 6

  • B6

    Flyout Andrés Chaparro flies out to left fielder Ian Happ. CHC 0, WSH 6

  • B6

    Groundout Jorbit Vivas grounds out, second baseman Pedro Ramírez to first baseman Michael Busch. CHC 0, WSH 6

  • T6

    Strikeout Miguel Amaya strikes out swinging. CHC 0, WSH 6

  • T6

    Grounded Into DP Michael Conforto grounds into a double play, first baseman Abimelec Ortiz to shortstop CJ Abrams to pitcher Cade Cavalli. Dansby Swanson out at 2nd. Michael Conforto out at 1st. CHC 0, WSH 6

  • T6

    Walk Dansby Swanson walks. CHC 0, WSH 6

  • B5

    Pop Out Brady House pops out to shortstop Dansby Swanson. CHC 0, WSH 6

  • B5

    Single Daylen Lile singles on a line drive to right fielder Seiya Suzuki. Dylan Crews scores. CHC 0, WSH 6

  • B5

    Single Dylan Crews singles on a line drive to center fielder Pete Crow-Armstrong. CHC 0, WSH 5

  • B5

    Home Run Abimelec Ortiz homers (4) on a fly ball to center field. Andrés Chaparro scores. CJ Abrams scores. CHC 0, WSH 5

  • B5

    Single CJ Abrams singles on a ground ball to right fielder Seiya Suzuki. Andrés Chaparro to 3rd. CHC 0, WSH 2

  • B5

    Sac Fly Andrew Pinckney out on a sacrifice fly to right fielder Seiya Suzuki. Jorbit Vivas scores. CHC 0, WSH 2

  • B5

    Strikeout Keibert Ruiz strikes out swinging. CHC 0, WSH 1

  • B5

    Single Andrés Chaparro singles on a line drive to center fielder Pete Crow-Armstrong. Jorbit Vivas to 3rd. CHC 0, WSH 1

  • B5

    Walk Jorbit Vivas walks. CHC 0, WSH 1

  • T5

    Flyout Pedro Ramírez flies out to left fielder Daylen Lile. CHC 0, WSH 1

  • T5

    Pop Out Ian Happ pops out to third baseman Brady House in foul territory. CHC 0, WSH 1

  • T5

    Strikeout Alex Bregman challenged (pitch result), call on the field was confirmed: Alex Bregman called out on strikes. CHC 0, WSH 1

  • B4

    Pop Out Brady House pops out to shortstop Dansby Swanson. CHC 0, WSH 1

  • B4

    Flyout Daylen Lile flies out to right fielder Seiya Suzuki. Dylan Crews to 3rd. CHC 0, WSH 1

  • B4

    Double Dylan Crews doubles (11) on a sharp line drive to left fielder Ian Happ. Abimelec Ortiz scores. CHC 0, WSH 1

  • B4

    Single Abimelec Ortiz singles on a line drive to right fielder Seiya Suzuki. CHC 0, WSH 0

  • B4

    Strikeout CJ Abrams called out on strikes. CHC 0, WSH 0

  • T4

    Pop Out Michael Busch pops out to third baseman Brady House in foul territory. CHC 0, WSH 0

  • T4

    Groundout Seiya Suzuki grounds out, shortstop CJ Abrams to first baseman Abimelec Ortiz. CHC 0, WSH 0

  • T4

    Strikeout Pete Crow-Armstrong called out on strikes. CHC 0, WSH 0

  • B3

    Strikeout Andrew Pinckney strikes out swinging. CHC 0, WSH 0

  • B3

    Pop Out Keibert Ruiz pops out to second baseman Pedro Ramírez. CHC 0, WSH 0

  • B3

    Strikeout Andrés Chaparro strikes out swinging. CHC 0, WSH 0

  • T3

    Flyout Miguel Amaya flies out to center fielder Andrew Pinckney. CHC 0, WSH 0

  • T3

    Strikeout Michael Conforto called out on strikes. CHC 0, WSH 0

  • T3

    Strikeout Dansby Swanson strikes out swinging. CHC 0, WSH 0

  • B2

    Strikeout Jorbit Vivas strikes out swinging. CHC 0, WSH 0

  • B2

    Strikeout Miguel Amaya challenged (pitch result), call on the field was overturned: Brady House called out on strikes. CHC 0, WSH 0

  • B2

    Lineout Daylen Lile lines out to left fielder Ian Happ. CHC 0, WSH 0

  • T2

    Groundout Pedro Ramírez grounds out, second baseman Jorbit Vivas to first baseman Abimelec Ortiz. CHC 0, WSH 0

  • T2

    Strikeout Ian Happ strikes out swinging. CHC 0, WSH 0

  • T2

    Groundout Alex Bregman grounds out, shortstop CJ Abrams to first baseman Abimelec Ortiz. CHC 0, WSH 0

  • B1

    Strikeout Dylan Crews strikes out swinging. CHC 0, WSH 0

  • B1

    Flyout Abimelec Ortiz flies out to center fielder Pete Crow-Armstrong. CHC 0, WSH 0

  • B1

    Groundout CJ Abrams grounds out, first baseman Michael Busch to pitcher Kevin Gausman. CHC 0, WSH 0

  • T1

    Groundout Michael Busch grounds out, first baseman Abimelec Ortiz to pitcher Cade Cavalli. CHC 0, WSH 0

  • T1

    Strikeout Seiya Suzuki called out on strikes. CHC 0, WSH 0

  • T1

    Flyout Pete Crow-Armstrong flies out sharply to right fielder Dylan Crews. CHC 0, WSH 0