Major League Baseball
Washington 5, Chi. Cubs 2
Saturday, May 18, 2019 7:15 PM
When: 7:15 PM ET, Saturday, May 18, 2019
Where: Nationals Park, Washington, District of Columbia
Temperature: 81°
Umpires: Home - Sam Holbrook, 1B - Jim Wolf, 2B - Nic Lentz, 3B - Dan Iassogna
Attendance: 37582
Final Scoring Summary
 
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Chi. Cubs 000011000241
Washington 01301000-5110
Team Records
 
Team W/L Home Away Streak
Chi. Cubs 26-17 15-6 11-11 L1
Washington 19-26 10-13 9-13 W1
Recap Quick Hits
  • With this win, the Washington Nationals have a 10-13 record at home this season. The Chicago Cubs have a 11-11 record on the road.
  • Washington has a streak of 1 straight up win. The Nationals have won 5 of their last 10 games.
  • Chi. Cubs has a streak of 1 straight up loss. The Cubs have won 6 of their last 10 games.
  • Stephen Strasburg pitched 8.0 innings for the win and now has an ERA of 3.32. Sean Doolittle closed out the game to get the save and has 8 saves for the season. Jon Lester took the loss for Chi. Cubs.
  • Brian Dozier had the only homerun for Washington. David Bote had the only homerun for Chi. Cubs.
Top Game Performances
Starting Pitchers
Chi. Cubs   Washington
Jon Lester Player Stephen Strasburg
Loss W/L Win
4.1 IP 8.0
3 Strikeouts 7
10 Hits 4
10.38 ERA 1.12
Hitting
Chi. Cubs   Washington
David Bote Player Juan Soto
1 Hits 2
1 RBI 3
1 HR 0
4 TB 3
.333 Avg .667
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Hits HR TB Avg K RBI BB SB E
Chi. Cubs 4 1 7 .138 8 1 0 0 1
Washington 11 1 17 .333 7 5 5 1 0
Upcoming Games
  • Washington will play their next game at home against Chi. Cubs. The Nationals have a W/L % of .211 after a win and .577 after a loss.
  • Chi. Cubs will play their next game on the road against Washington. The Cubs have a W/L % of .630 after a win and .562 after a loss.