MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
CHICAGO CUBS AT WASHINGTON NATIONALS
08/31/2024
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
CHICAGO CUBS AT WASHINGTON NATIONALS
GAME ID: 2607 - SATURDAY, AUGUST 31ST , 2024 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Chicago Cubs (81-55) 1 0 2 1 0 3 0 1 0 8 11 0
Washington Nationals (51-85) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 5 1
Cubs Drop Nationals, 8-2
The Chicago Cubs got a good effort from starter Brandon Woodruff in defeating the Washington Nationals at Nationals Park. The final score was 8-2. Woodruff got the win, improving to 11-4. He gave up 3 hits and walked 3 over 6 innings. He allowed no runs. The first-place Cubs, at 81-55, lead the National League Central Division by 9½ games.

Chicago used the hitting of Jack Suwinski to pick up the win. The right fielder clubbed a 2-run home run in the top of the third inning to put the Cubs on top, 3-0. For the game, Suwinski had 1 home run and 1 single in 4 at-bats.

"Brandon pounded the strike zone and made good pitches when he needed to," said Chicago manager Bryan H.
CHICAGO BATTING LINESCORE WASHINGTON BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
W. Franco 3B 4 3 2 1 1 0 2 .322 17 69
G. Torres 2B 4 2 2 3 0 1 2 .254 18 69
J. Suwinski RF 4 1 2 3 1 0 0 .231 35 102
J. Rodriguez CF 5 0 1 0 0 2 2 .258 30 72
T. France 1B 3 0 1 0 0 1 1 .218 1 9
   a-D. Mendick PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .378 1 6
   b-J. Naylor 1B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 14 62
I. Happ DH 5 0 2 0 0 2 2 .227 23 62
J. Mateo SS 3 1 0 0 2 0 2 .218 4 33
D. Blanco LF 5 0 1 0 0 2 4 .211 6 46
A. Hedges C 4 1 0 1 1 1 4 .168 3 30
Totals 38 8 11 8 6 9 19      
a - D. Mendick pinch hit for T. France in the 7th
b - J. Naylor substituted for D. Mendick in the 7th

BATTING
Doubles: G. Torres (23, 6th Inning off J. Staumont, 2 on, 2 outs) , W. Franco (57, 8th Inning off C. Brogdon, 0 on, 1 out) , I. Happ (29, 9th Inning off M. Brash, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: W. Franco (17, 1st Inning off D. Smyly, 0 on, 0 outs) , J. Suwinski (35, 3rd Inning off D. Smyly, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: W. Franco 6 , G. Torres 3 , J. Suwinski 5 , J. Rodriguez , T. France , I. Happ 3 , D. Blanco
2-out RBI: G. Torres , J. Suwinski
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: G. Torres , T. France , A. Hedges
Sac Fly: G. Torres
Team LOB: 10

BASERUNNING
SB: G. Torres (10) , J. Rodriguez (27)

FIELDING
PB: A. Hedges
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
W. Abreu LF 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 .277 23 79
J. Aranda 1B 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 .240 9 49
M. Conforto DH 4 0 0 0 0 3 1 .236 13 70
S. Brown RF 4 1 1 1 0 2 0 .232 24 76
A. Rosario SS 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 .278 6 50
M. Tauchman CF 3 1 2 1 1 1 0 .248 11 51
R. Urías 3B 3 0 1 0 1 2 0 .306 14 44
M. Thaiss C 3 0 0 0 1 0 4 .223 8 40
M. Mastrobuoni 2B 3 0 1 0 1 1 0 .263 5 33
Totals 31 2 5 2 5 12 7      
BATTING
Home Runs: S. Brown (24, 8th Inning off L. Jackson, 0 on, 2 outs) , M. Tauchman (11, 9th Inning off L. Jackson, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: S. Brown 4 , M. Tauchman 5 , R. Urías , M. Mastrobuoni
2-out RBI: S. Brown
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: W. Abreu , M. Conforto , M. Thaiss 2
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
CS: M. Mastrobuoni (8)

FIELDING
Errors: M. Tauchman (2)
CHICAGO PITCHING LINESCORE WASHINGTON PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
B. Woodruff W (11-4) 6.0 3 0 0 3 7 0 96 3.49   
B. Raley 1.0 0 0 0 2 3 0 20 1.49   
L. Jackson 2.0 2 2 2 0 2 2 27 2.08   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. Woodruff 70
Batters Faced: B. Woodruff 23, B. Raley 5, L. Jackson 8
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Woodruff 5-5, B. Raley 0-0, L. Jackson 2-2
Pitches - Strikes: B. Woodruff 96-58, B. Raley 20-11, L. Jackson 27-17
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
D. Smyly L (4-10) 5.2 7 5 4 2 5 2 97 5.27   
J. Staumont 0.2 2 2 2 2 1 0 30 6.30   
C. Brogdon 1.2 1 1 1 1 1 0 26 4.64   
M. Brash 1.0 1 0 0 1 2 0 23 4.35   
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Smyly 40
Batters Faced: D. Smyly 27, J. Staumont 6, C. Brogdon 7, M. Brash 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Smyly 4-8, J. Staumont 0-1, C. Brogdon 2-2, M. Brash 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: D. Smyly 97-60, J. Staumont 30-17, C. Brogdon 26-16, M. Brash 23-14
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Staumont 1-1 , C. Brogdon 1-0
WP: C. Brogdon
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Brandon Woodruff
Ballpark: Nationals Park
Weather: Cloudy (78 degrees), wind blowing in from center at 8 mph
Start Time: 4:05 PM ET
Time: 3:52
Attendance: 23627
Special Notes: Rain delay of 15 minutes in the 7th inning.
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