Cubs at August 16, 2022

Game Time: 7:05 ET

Stadium: Nationals Park

Attendance: 26,362

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Season

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Running

11th inning - SB: Nico Hoerner (2nd base off V. Arano/ K. Ruiz)

Fielding

Double Plays - 4 (Suzuki to Higgins,Wisdom to Madrigal to Higgins,Hoerner to Madrigal to Higgins,Hernandez to Vargas to Hernandez to Vargas)

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Game Details

Game Time: 3:47

Umpires: HP-Jerry Meals, 1B-Jansen Visconti, 2B-Clint Vondrak, 3B-Vic Carapazza

Weather: 79 degrees. Clear

Wind: 4 MPH Right to Left

News From August 16, 2022

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Justin Steele

Second straight quality start

PChicago Cubs

August 16, 2022

Steele did not factor into the decision Tuesday, allowing one run on five hits and two walks over six innings against Washington. He struck out five.

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Mark Leiter

Records first MLB save

PChicago Cubs

August 16, 2022

Leiter pitched a scoreless 11th inning with two strikeouts to earn the save in Tuesday's 7-5 win over the Nationals.

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Nico Hoerner

Tallies three hits, stolen base

SSChicago Cubs

August 16, 2022

Hoerner went 3-for4 with a walk, a double, a run scored and an RBI in Tuesday's extra-innings win over the Nationals. He also stole a base.

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Franmil Reyes

Keeps rolling for new club

DHChicago Cubs F

August 16, 2022

Reyes went 2-for-5 with a solo home run and two runs scored in Tuesday's extra-innings win over the Nationals.

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Zach McKinstry

Retreats to bench

2BChicago Cubs

August 16, 2022

McKinstry is out of the lineup for Tuesday's game against the Nationals.

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Ian Happ

Not included in Tuesday's lineup

OFChicago Cubs

August 16, 2022

Happ is not in the lineup for Tuesday's game against the Nationals.

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Steven Brault

Begins rehab assignment

OFChicago Cubs

August 16, 2022

Brault (illness) began a rehab assignment Friday at Triple-A Iowa and struck out two over 2.1 no-hit scoreless innings between his first two appearances for the affiliate.

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Caleb Kilian

Mixed results back in Triple-A

PChicago Cubs

August 16, 2022

Kilian has put up a 4.72 ERA, 1.46 WHIP and 48:19 K:BB across 34.1 innings (eight starts) since returning to Triple-A.

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Kevin Alcantara

Can't shake lengthy slump

OFChicago Cubs AA

August 16, 2022

Alcantara has hit .206/.275/.349 with two homers and 20 strikeouts over his last 16 games for Single-A Myrtle Beach.

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Pete Crow-Armstrong

Heavy strikeout numbers in High-A

OFChicago Cubs

August 16, 2022

Crow-Armstrong has hit .253 with eight homers, 13 steals and a .791 OPS in 42 games since his promotion to High-A South Bend, but he's also struck out 51 times in 196 plate appearances -- a 28.6 percent clip.

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Brennen Davis

Starts up rehab assignment

OFChicago Cubs AAA

August 16, 2022

Davis (back) served as the designated hitter Monday in the first game of his rehab assignment in the Arizona Complex League, going 0-for-3 with a walk, a run and three strikeouts.

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Zach McKinstry

Swipes first bag with Chicago

2BChicago Cubs

August 16, 2022

McKinstry went 0-for-3 with a walk and a stolen base in Monday's 5-4 loss to the Nationals.

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Cesar Hernandez

Three more hits Tuesday

2BWashington Nationals

August 16, 2022

Hernandez went 3-for-5 with two doubles and one run scored in Tuesday's extra-innings loss to the Cubs.

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Patrick Corbin

Throws six innings in no-decision

PWashington Nationals

August 16, 2022

Corbin did not factor into the decision Tuesday, allowing four runs on six hits and two walks over six innings in the Nationals' extra-innings loss vs the Cubs. He struck out three.

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Luke Voit

Slugs homer Tuesday

1BWashington Nationals

August 16, 2022

Voit went 1-for-4 with one homer, one RBI and one run scored in Tuesday's 7-5 extra-innings loss to the Cubs.

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Jake Noll

Out with fractured finger

1BWashington Nationals AAA

August 16, 2022

Noll was placed on Triple-A Rochester's 60-day injured list Tuesday with a fractured finger, Jesse Dougherty of The Washington Post reports.

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Maikel Franco

Losing playing time

3BWashington Nationals F

August 16, 2022

Franco is out of the lineup for Tuesday's game against the Cubs.

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Yadiel Hernandez

Held out Tuesday

OFWashington Nationals

August 16, 2022

Hernandez is not in the lineup for Tuesday's game against the Cubs.

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Keibert Ruiz

Not 100 percent

CWashington Nationals

August 16, 2022

Ruiz was struck by multiple foul tips in his catcher's mask and once in his right knee during Monday's 5-4 win over the Cubs and won't start Tuesday as a result, Mark Zuckerman of MASNSports.com reports.

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Robert Hassell

Arrives at Double-A

OFWashington Nationals AA

August 16, 2022

The Nationals promoted Hassell from High-A Wilmington to Double-A Harrisburg on Tuesday.

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Yasel Antuna

Shifts to Double-A

OFWashington Nationals A+

August 16, 2022

The Nationals promoted Antuna from High-A Wilmington to Double-A Harrisburg on Tuesday.

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Evan Lee

Kicks off rehab assignment

PWashington Nationals AA

August 16, 2022

Lee (elbow) started a rehab assignment Monday with the Nationals' rookie-level Florida Complex League affiliate, turning in a scoreless inning while striking out a batter.

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Nelson Cruz

Ends power drought

DHWashington Nationals

August 16, 2022

Cruz went 2-for-4 with a double, a home run and three RBI in Monday's 5-4 victory over the Cubs.

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Carl Edwards

Nabs win against former club

PWashington Nationals AAA

August 16, 2022

Edwards (4-3) earned the win in Monday's 5-4 victory over the Cubs, striking out two in a perfect eighth inning.

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Kyle Finnegan

Collects fifth save

PWashington Nationals

August 16, 2022

Finnegan recorded his fifth save of the season in Monday's 5-4 victory over the Cubs, striking out one in a perfect ninth inning.

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Josiah Gray

Fans 10 in no-decision

PWashington Nationals

August 16, 2022

Gray did not factor into the decision Monday, allowing three runs on five hits and two walks over six innings in a 5-4 win over the Cubs. He struck out 10.

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