Cubs at Nationals August 31, 2024

Game Time: 4:05 ET

Stadium: Nationals Park

Attendance: 32,995

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Game

Season

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Running

7th inning - SB: Nico Hoerner (2nd base off R. Garcia/ D. Millas)

8th inning - SB: Seiya Suzuki (2nd base off E. Salazar/ D. Millas)

Fielding

Double Plays - 1 (Hoerner to Swanson to Busch)

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Running

6th inning - CS: CJ Abrams (2nd base off J. Assad/ C. Bethancourt)

Fielding

E - Drew Millas (1), Jacob Young (7)

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Game Details

Game Time: 2:38

Umpires: HP-Laz Díaz, 1B-Edwin Jimenez, 2B-Erich Bacchus, 3B-Mike Estabrook

Weather: 83 degrees. Cloudy

Wind: 5 MPH Out to Center

News From August 31, 2024

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Nico Hoerner

Swipes 27th bag in win

2BChicago Cubs

August 31, 2024

Hoerner went 2-for-4 with two runs scored and a stolen base in Saturday's 5-3 win over the Nationals.

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Porter Hodge

Secures third save

PChicago Cubs

August 31, 2024

Hodge earned the save in Saturday's 5-3 win over the Nationals, allowing one hit and one walk with two strikeouts in a scoreless ninth inning.

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Javier Assad

Logs quality start in win

PChicago Cubs

August 31, 2024

Assad (7-4) earned the win against the Nationals on Saturday, allowing three runs on eight hits and two walks with four strikeouts over six innings.

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Jordan Wicks

Starting Sunday vs. Nationals

PChicago Cubs AAA

August 31, 2024

Wicks (oblique) is expected to be reinstated from the 60-day injured list to start Sunday's game against the Nationals in Washington, Meghan Montemurro of the Chicago Tribune reports.

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Daniel Palencia

Dispatched to Iowa

PChicago Cubs

August 31, 2024

The Cubs optioned Palencia to Triple-A Iowa on Saturday, Meghan Montemurro of the Chicago Tribune reports.

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Miguel Amaya

Sitting Saturday

CChicago Cubs

August 31, 2024

Amaya isn't in the Cubs' lineup for Saturday's game against the Nationals.

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Cody Bellinger

Goes deep in win

OFChicago Cubs

August 31, 2024

Bellinger went 1-for-3 with a walk and a two-run home run in Friday's 7-6 win over the Nationals.

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Tyson Miller

Struggles in Friday's outing

PChicago Cubs

August 31, 2024

Miller allowed three runs on two hits and a walk while retiring only a single batter in relief during Friday's 7-6 win over the Nationals.

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DJ Herz

Struggles late in loss

PWashington Nationals

August 31, 2024

Herz (2-7) took the loss against the Cubs on Saturday, allowing four runs on three hits and two walks with five strikeouts over 4.2 innings.

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Juan Yepez

Not starting Saturday

1BWashington Nationals AAA

August 31, 2024

Yepez isn't in the Nationals' lineup Saturday versus the Cubs.

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Keibert Ruiz

Idle Saturday

CWashington Nationals

August 31, 2024

Ruiz isn't in the Nationals' lineup for Saturday's game versus the Cubs.

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Darren Baker

Promotion forthcoming

2BWashington Nationals AAA

August 31, 2024

The Nationals will select Baker's contract from Triple-A Rochester on Sunday, Spencer Nusbaum of The Washington Post reports.

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