Washington Nationals vs Chicago Cubs, August 11, 2026

CubsCHC
8-6
Final
NationalsWSH

August 11, 2026, 6:45 PM ET | Nationals Park

Last 5 Form

Chicago Cubs

4-1

Last 5
W 3-2
vs TOR
W 6-4
@ KC
L 3-6
@ KC
W 10-2
@ KC
W 8-6
@ WSH

Washington Nationals

3-2

Last 5
L 3-7
@ PHI
W 5-3
vs CIN
W 8-2
vs CIN
W 7-1
vs CIN
L 6-8
vs CHC

Starting Pitchers

Chicago Cubs

Shota Imanaga headshot
Shota Imanaga
Recorded starter

Washington Nationals

Jake Irvin headshot
Jake Irvin
Recorded starter

Standings Snapshot

Full standings
Season recordsRecord, division and wild card rank, games back. Standings as of Aug 11, 11:25 PM ET
TeamW-LPCTDivWCGB
Chicago Cubs70-50.583#2#14.5
Washington Nationals59-62.488#4#713.5
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, 2 HR, 6 RBI

Ian Happ headshot
Ian Happ

6 H, 2 HR, 3 RBI

Pete Crow-Armstrong headshot
Pete Crow-Armstrong

5 H, 1 HR, 3 RBI

Pitchers

David Peterson headshot
David Peterson

5.0 IP, 3 SO, 1.80 ERA

Kevin Gausman headshot
Kevin Gausman

7.0 IP, 4 SO, 2.57 ERA

Matthew Boyd headshot
Matthew Boyd

7.0 IP, 3 SO, 2.57 ERA

Washington Nationals

Hitters

Jacob Young headshot
Jacob Young

6 H, 1 HR, 5 RBI

Daylen Lile headshot
Daylen Lile

5 H, 1 HR, 5 RBI

CJ Abrams headshot
CJ Abrams

5 H, 1 HR, 3 RBI

Pitchers

Trevor Williams headshot
Trevor Williams

3.1 IP, 4 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.

Seiya Suzuki headshot
Seiya Suzuki
Chicago Cubs, MLBDB pick
Alex Bregman headshot
Alex Bregman
Chicago Cubs, MLBDB pick
CJ Abrams headshot
CJ Abrams
Washington Nationals, MLBDB pick

Line Score

Chicago Cubs 8, Washington Nationals 6: CHC 9 hits, WSH 11 hits; CHC 0 errors, WSH 0 errors.

Runs by inningThen runs (R), hits (H) and errors (E) for the game
Team123456789RHE
Chicago Cubs011311010890
Washington Nationals2100100206110

Box Score

Batting

3 players led Chicago Cubs with 2 hits each.

Chicago Cubs batting
PlayerABRHRBIBBSOHR
Pete Crow-ArmstrongCF5111011
Seiya SuzukiRF5122011
Michael Busch1B5000010
Alex Bregman3B4321111
Ian HappLF3110200
Nico Hoerner2B3121000
Michael ConfortoDH3001120
Carson KellyC5111000
Dansby SwansonSS2001110
Totals35898573

Brady House led Washington Nationals with 3 hits.

Washington Nationals batting
PlayerABRHRBIBBSOHR
Dylan CrewsRF/CF5111021
Andrés Chaparro1B2000000
Abimelec OrtizPH/1B2010010
Brady House3B4230110
CJ AbramsSS5112011
Harry FordC4110020
Jacob YoungCF3121001
Jorbit VivasPH1011000
Miles MikolasP0000000
Daylen LileDH/RF4000000
Nasim Nuñez2B4011010
Andrew PinckneyLF2000010
José TenaPH/LF2000010
Totals3861161103

Pitching

Shota Imanaga went 4.2 innings for Chicago Cubs (5 SO, 4 ER); Jake Irvin went 3.1 innings for Washington Nationals (4 SO, 5 ER).

Pitching lines
PitcherIPHRERBBSOHR
Chicago Cubs
Shota Imanaga4.2644053
Ryan Rolison1.1100010
Trent Thornton1.0000020
Ryan Zeferjahn0.2322100
Jacob Webb1.1100020
Washington Nationals
Jake Irvin3.1455241
Tom Cosgrove0.2100010
Max Kranick1.0211200
Orlando Ribalta1.0111101
Miles Mikolas3.0111021
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

  • B1

    Home Run CJ Abrams homers (29) on a fly ball to right field. Brady House scores. CHC 0, WSH 2

  • T2

    Sac Fly Nico Hoerner out on a sacrifice fly to right fielder Dylan Crews. Alex Bregman scores. CHC 1, WSH 2

  • B2

    Home Run Jacob Young homers (10) on a fly ball to center field. CHC 1, WSH 3

  • T3

    Home Run Pete Crow-Armstrong homers (27) on a fly ball to right field. CHC 2, WSH 3

  • T4

    Sac Fly Michael Conforto out on a sacrifice fly to center fielder Jacob Young. Ian Happ scores. Nico Hoerner to 3rd. CHC 3, WSH 3

  • T4

    Fielders Choice Carson Kelly reaches on a fielder's choice, fielded by second baseman Nasim Nuñez. Nico Hoerner scores. CHC 4, WSH 3

  • T4

    Double Seiya Suzuki doubles (21) on a sharp line drive to left fielder Andrew Pinckney. Carson Kelly scores. Dansby Swanson to 3rd. CHC 5, WSH 3

  • T5

    Walk Dansby Swanson walks. Alex Bregman scores. Nico Hoerner to 3rd. Michael Conforto to 2nd. CHC 6, WSH 3

  • B5

    Home Run Dylan Crews homers (10) on a fly ball to center field. CHC 6, WSH 4

  • T6

    Home Run Alex Bregman homers (13) on a fly ball to left field. CHC 7, WSH 4

  • T8

    Home Run Seiya Suzuki homers (20) on a fly ball to center field. CHC 8, WSH 4

  • B8

    Single Nationals challenged (trap play), call on the field was overturned: Jorbit Vivas singles on a line drive to left fielder Ian Happ. Brady House scores. CHC 8, WSH 5

  • B8

    Single Nasim Nuñez singles on a sharp line drive to center fielder Pete Crow-Armstrong. Harry Ford scores. Jorbit Vivas to 2nd. CHC 8, WSH 6

Play-by-Play

All 84 recorded plate appearances, newest first.

  • B9

    Groundout CJ Abrams grounds out, second baseman Nico Hoerner to first baseman Michael Busch. CHC 8, WSH 6

  • B9

    Strikeout Brady House strikes out swinging. CHC 8, WSH 6

  • B9

    Single Abimelec Ortiz singles on a line drive to right fielder Seiya Suzuki. CHC 8, WSH 6

  • B9

    Strikeout Dylan Crews strikes out swinging. CHC 8, WSH 6

  • T9

    Flyout Carson Kelly flies out to left fielder José Tena. CHC 8, WSH 6

  • T9

    Flyout Michael Conforto flies out to center fielder Dylan Crews. CHC 8, WSH 6

  • T9

    Hit By Pitch Nico Hoerner hit by pitch. CHC 8, WSH 6

  • T9

    Pop Out Ian Happ pops out to shortstop CJ Abrams. CHC 8, WSH 6

  • B8

    Groundout José Tena grounds out, pitcher Jacob Webb to first baseman Michael Busch. CHC 8, WSH 6

  • B8

    Single Nasim Nuñez singles on a sharp line drive to center fielder Pete Crow-Armstrong. Harry Ford scores. Jorbit Vivas to 2nd. CHC 8, WSH 6

  • B8

    Flyout Daylen Lile flies out to right fielder Seiya Suzuki. CHC 8, WSH 5

  • B8

    Single Nationals challenged (trap play), call on the field was overturned: Jorbit Vivas singles on a line drive to left fielder Ian Happ. Brady House scores. CHC 8, WSH 5

  • B8

    Double Harry Ford doubles (4) on a line drive to left fielder Ian Happ. Brady House to 3rd. CHC 8, WSH 4

  • B8

    Lineout CJ Abrams lines out sharply to left fielder Ian Happ. CHC 8, WSH 4

  • B8

    Walk Brady House walks. CHC 8, WSH 4

  • T8

    Groundout Alex Bregman grounds out to catcher Harry Ford. CHC 8, WSH 4

  • T8

    Strikeout Michael Busch called out on strikes. CHC 8, WSH 4

  • T8

    Home Run Seiya Suzuki homers (20) on a fly ball to center field. CHC 8, WSH 4

  • T8

    Flyout Pete Crow-Armstrong flies out to left fielder José Tena. CHC 7, WSH 4

  • B7

    Strikeout Abimelec Ortiz called out on strikes. CHC 7, WSH 4

  • B7

    Pop Out Dylan Crews pops out softly to first baseman Michael Busch in foul territory. CHC 7, WSH 4

  • B7

    Strikeout José Tena challenged (pitch result), call on the field was confirmed: José Tena called out on strikes. CHC 7, WSH 4

  • T7

    Lineout Dansby Swanson lines out to left fielder Andrew Pinckney. CHC 7, WSH 4

  • T7

    Groundout Carson Kelly grounds out, second baseman Nasim Nuñez to first baseman Andrés Chaparro. CHC 7, WSH 4

  • T7

    Strikeout Michael Conforto strikes out swinging. CHC 7, WSH 4

  • B6

    Strikeout Nasim Nuñez strikes out swinging. CHC 7, WSH 4

  • B6

    Flyout Daylen Lile flies out to center fielder Pete Crow-Armstrong. Jacob Young to 3rd. CHC 7, WSH 4

  • B6

    Double Jacob Young doubles (16) on a ground ball to left fielder Ian Happ. CHC 7, WSH 4

  • B6

    Groundout Harry Ford grounds out, shortstop Dansby Swanson to first baseman Michael Busch. CHC 7, WSH 4

  • T6

    Pop Out Nico Hoerner pops out to shortstop CJ Abrams. CHC 7, WSH 4

  • T6

    Walk Ian Happ walks. CHC 7, WSH 4

  • T6

    Home Run Alex Bregman homers (13) on a fly ball to left field. CHC 7, WSH 4

  • T6

    Groundout Michael Busch grounds out, second baseman Nasim Nuñez to first baseman Andrés Chaparro. CHC 6, WSH 4

  • T6

    Flyout Seiya Suzuki flies out to center fielder Jacob Young. CHC 6, WSH 4

  • B5

    Groundout CJ Abrams grounds out, third baseman Alex Bregman to first baseman Michael Busch. CHC 6, WSH 4

  • B5

    Single Brady House singles on a line drive to left fielder Ian Happ. Andrés Chaparro to 2nd. CHC 6, WSH 4

  • B5

    Hit By Pitch Andrés Chaparro hit by pitch. CHC 6, WSH 4

  • B5

    Home Run Dylan Crews homers (10) on a fly ball to center field. CHC 6, WSH 4

  • B5

    Strikeout Andrew Pinckney strikes out swinging. CHC 6, WSH 3

  • B5

    Pop Out Nasim Nuñez pops out to first baseman Michael Busch in foul territory. CHC 6, WSH 3

  • T5

    Pop Out Pete Crow-Armstrong pops out to second baseman Nasim Nuñez. CHC 6, WSH 3

  • T5

    Walk Dansby Swanson walks. Alex Bregman scores. Nico Hoerner to 3rd. Michael Conforto to 2nd. CHC 6, WSH 3

  • T5

    Pop Out Carson Kelly pops out to shortstop CJ Abrams on the infield fly rule. CHC 5, WSH 3

  • T5

    Walk Michael Conforto walks. Alex Bregman to 3rd. Nico Hoerner to 2nd. CHC 5, WSH 3

  • T5

    Single Nico Hoerner singles on a ground ball to right fielder Dylan Crews, deflected by second baseman Nasim Nuñez. Alex Bregman to 2nd. CHC 5, WSH 3

  • T5

    Flyout Ian Happ flies out to left fielder Andrew Pinckney. CHC 5, WSH 3

  • T5

    Single Alex Bregman singles on a sharp line drive to left fielder Andrew Pinckney. CHC 5, WSH 3

  • B4

    Flyout Daylen Lile flies out to left fielder Ian Happ. CHC 5, WSH 3

  • B4

    Groundout Jacob Young grounds out, shortstop Dansby Swanson to first baseman Michael Busch. CHC 5, WSH 3

  • B4

    Strikeout Harry Ford strikes out swinging. CHC 5, WSH 3

  • T4

    Groundout Michael Busch grounds out sharply, shortstop CJ Abrams to first baseman Andrés Chaparro. CHC 5, WSH 3

  • T4

    Double Seiya Suzuki doubles (21) on a sharp line drive to left fielder Andrew Pinckney. Carson Kelly scores. Dansby Swanson to 3rd. CHC 5, WSH 3

  • T4

    Strikeout Pete Crow-Armstrong strikes out swinging. CHC 4, WSH 3

  • T4

    Hit By Pitch Dansby Swanson hit by pitch. Carson Kelly to 2nd. CHC 4, WSH 3

  • T4

    Fielders Choice Carson Kelly reaches on a fielder's choice, fielded by second baseman Nasim Nuñez. Nico Hoerner scores. CHC 4, WSH 3

  • T4

    Sac Fly Michael Conforto out on a sacrifice fly to center fielder Jacob Young. Ian Happ scores. Nico Hoerner to 3rd. CHC 3, WSH 3

  • T4

    Double Nico Hoerner doubles (26) on a soft ground ball to left fielder Andrew Pinckney. Ian Happ to 3rd. CHC 2, WSH 3

  • T4

    Walk Ian Happ walks. CHC 2, WSH 3

  • B3

    Strikeout CJ Abrams strikes out swinging. CHC 2, WSH 3

  • B3

    Single Brady House singles on a line drive to left fielder Ian Happ. CHC 2, WSH 3

  • B3

    Flyout Andrés Chaparro flies out to center fielder Pete Crow-Armstrong. CHC 2, WSH 3

  • B3

    Groundout Dylan Crews grounds out, shortstop Dansby Swanson to first baseman Michael Busch. CHC 2, WSH 3

  • T3

    Strikeout Alex Bregman called out on strikes. CHC 2, WSH 3

  • T3

    Pop Out Michael Busch pops out to shortstop CJ Abrams. CHC 2, WSH 3

  • T3

    Groundout Seiya Suzuki grounds out, pitcher Jake Irvin to first baseman Andrés Chaparro. CHC 2, WSH 3

  • T3

    Home Run Pete Crow-Armstrong homers (27) on a fly ball to right field. CHC 2, WSH 3

  • B2

    Flyout Andrew Pinckney flies out to right fielder Seiya Suzuki. CHC 1, WSH 3

  • B2

    Flyout Nasim Nuñez flies out to right fielder Seiya Suzuki. CHC 1, WSH 3

  • B2

    Flyout Daylen Lile flies out to center fielder Pete Crow-Armstrong. CHC 1, WSH 3

  • B2

    Home Run Jacob Young homers (10) on a fly ball to center field. CHC 1, WSH 3

  • T2

    Strikeout Dansby Swanson strikes out swinging. CHC 1, WSH 2

  • T2

    Single Carson Kelly singles on a pop up to second baseman Nasim Nuñez. Ian Happ to 3rd. CHC 1, WSH 2

  • T2

    Strikeout Michael Conforto strikes out swinging. CHC 1, WSH 2

  • T2

    Sac Fly Nico Hoerner out on a sacrifice fly to right fielder Dylan Crews. Alex Bregman scores. CHC 1, WSH 2

  • T2

    Single Ian Happ singles on a ground ball to right fielder Dylan Crews. Alex Bregman to 3rd. CHC 0, WSH 2

  • T2

    Walk Alex Bregman walks. CHC 0, WSH 2

  • B1

    Strikeout Harry Ford strikes out swinging. CHC 0, WSH 2

  • B1

    Home Run CJ Abrams homers (29) on a fly ball to right field. Brady House scores. CHC 0, WSH 2

  • B1

    Single Brady House singles on a fly ball to right fielder Seiya Suzuki. CHC 0, WSH 0

  • B1

    Pop Out Andrés Chaparro pops out to first baseman Michael Busch in foul territory. CHC 0, WSH 0

  • B1

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

  • T1

    Flyout Michael Busch flies out to left fielder Andrew Pinckney. CHC 0, WSH 0

  • T1

    Strikeout Harry Ford challenged (pitch result), call on the field was overturned: Seiya Suzuki called out on strikes. CHC 0, WSH 0

  • T1

    Pop Out Pete Crow-Armstrong pops out to third baseman Brady House in foul territory. CHC 0, WSH 0