Washington Nationals
2 - 1 .667
F
March 29, 2026, 2:20 PM
Wrigley Field
Wrigley Field
1060 West Addison, Chicago, IL, 60613-4397
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Chicago Cubs
1 - 2 .333| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WAS | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 11 | 2 |
| CHI | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 0 |
W: Jake Irvin
(W, 1-0)
5.0 IP, 2 ER, 7 K, BB
L: Shota Imanaga
(L, 0-1)
5.0 IP, 4 ER, 7 K, 2 BB
S: Clayton Beeter
(S, 1)
1.0 IP, 0 ER, 0 K, 0 BB
Top Performers
Wiemer
3-3 | HR, 3B, BB
Bregman
2-4 | 2 HR, 2 RBI, 2 R
Happ
1-3 | HR, BB, 2 K
Washington Nationals Batting
| # | Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | 2B | 3B | SB | BB | K | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | James Wood DH | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .077 |
| 2 | Andrés Chaparro 1B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .333 |
| a- Luis García Jr. PH-1B | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .250 | |
| 3 | Brady House 3B | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .308 |
| 4 | Daylen Lile LF | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .333 |
| 5 | Joey Wiemer RF | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 |
| 6 | CJ Abrams SS | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .143 |
| 7 | Nasim Nuñez 2B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .222 |
| 8 | Keibert Ruiz C | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .286 |
| 9 | Jacob Young CF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .182 |
| Totals | 35 | 6 | 11 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 9 | .260 |
a-Grounded out for Chaparro in the 7th.
BATTING
2B Young (1, Imanaga) Lile (1, Palencia, D).
3B Wiemer (1, Imanaga).
HR Wiemer (2, 1st inning off Imanaga, 2 on, 2 out) Ruiz, K (1, 8th inning off Milner, 1 on, 2 out).
TB García Jr., L House 2 Lile 3 Nuñez, N Ruiz, K 4 Wiemer 8 Young 2.
RBI Ruiz, K 3 (3) Wiemer 3 (4).
2-out RBI Wiemer 3 Ruiz, K 2.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out Wood Young Ruiz, K House.
SF Ruiz, K.
GIDP Ruiz, K.
Team RISP 2-for-10.
Team LOB 7.
BASERUNNING
SB Nuñez, N (2, 2nd base off Milner/Kelly, C).
FIELDING
E House (2, throw) Ruiz, K (1, throw).
Washington Nationals Pitching
| Player | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PC | S | B | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jake Irvin(W, 1-0) | 5.0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 93 | 58 | 35 | 3.60 |
| PJ Poulin(H, 1) | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 8 | 6 | 0.00 |
| Gus Varland(H, 1) | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 0.00 |
| Cionel Pérez | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 4.50 |
| Clayton Beeter(S, 1) | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 3 | 133 | 87 | 46 | 4.85 |
Pitching/Game Notes:
WP Imanaga.
HBP Abrams (by Maton, P).
ABS Challenge Ruiz, K (Ball-Confirmed) Kelly, C 2 (Ball-Overturned to Strike, Ball-Confirmed) Nuñez, N (Strike-Confirmed).
Pitches-strikes Irvin, J 93-58 Poulin 14-8 Varland, G 9-7 Pérez, C 11-8 Beeter 6-6 Imanaga 82-50 Maton, P 23-14 Harvey, H 10-7 Milner 17-12 Palencia, D 16-9.
Groundouts-flyouts Irvin, J 2-2 Poulin 0-1 Varland, G 1-2 Pérez, C 1-1 Beeter 2-0 Imanaga 2-2 Maton, P 0-1 Harvey, H 1-2 Milner 1-0 Palencia, D 0-1.
Batters faced Irvin, J 20 Poulin 3 Varland, G 4 Pérez, C 4 Beeter 3 Imanaga 22 Maton, P 5 Harvey, H 4 Milner 5 Palencia, D 4.
Inherited runners-scored Varland, G 1-0 Maton, P 1-1.
Umpires HP: Roberto Ortiz. 1B: Alex MacKay. 2B: Alan Porter. 3B: Jim Wolf.
Weather 59 degrees, Cloudy.
Wind 4 mph, Out To CF.
First pitch 1:20 PM.
T 2:34.
Att 33,559.
Venue Wrigley Field.
March 29, 2026