Washington 5, Chi. Cubs 1
When: 2:20 PM ET, Saturday, September 21, 2024
Where: Wrigley Field, Chicago, Illinois
Temperature:
84°
Umpires:
Home -
David Arrieta, 1B -
Ramon De Jesus, 2B -
Tripp Gibson III, 3B -
Adrian Johnson
Attendance:
38819
By Field Level Media
MacKenzie Gore came within eight outs of the eighth no-hitter in Nationals franchise history, lifting visiting Washington to a 5-1 win over the Chicago Cubs on Saturday afternoon.
Chicago didn't get to Gore (10-12) until Patrick Wisdom clubbed a solo shot with one out in the bottom of the seventh. That was the only hit and run the left-hander allowed in his seven innings. He walked three and struck out nine.
Joey Gallo broke the game open with a three-run homer in the sixth for Washington (69-86), which had dropped five straight. Jose Tena went 3-for-4 with a run, and Luis Garcia Jr., Juan Yepez, Ildemaro Vargas and Gallo each added two hits.
The Cubs (79-76) are on the verge of being officially eliminated from postseason contention. Chicago trails the Mets by 6 1/2 games for the final National League wild-card spot with seven games left to play. New York was set to face the Philadelphia Phillies later Saturday.
Kyle Hendricks (4-12) got the start for the Cubs and yielded four runs on nine hits in 5 1/3 innings. He walked one and fanned two.
Garcia, Yepez and Tena opened the sixth with singles before Keibert Ruiz lifted a sacrifice fly to center. Gallo then drilled his ninth home run of the season for a 5-0 lead.
Vargas opened the scoring in the second with a sacrifice fly of his own.
Nico Hoerner killed a pair of potential rallies for Chicago. He grounded into two double plays, with one ending the second and the other spoiling a two-on, no-out situation in the fifth.
The Nationals loaded the bases with one out in the ninth but failed to push across an insurance run.
Washington was playing without All-Star shortstop CJ Abrams, who was sent to Triple-A Rochester prior to the game. Multiple media outlets reported that Abrams spent all night at a Chicago-area casino ahead of Friday's contest, another afternoon affair with the Cubs.
--Field Level Media
Top Game Performances
Starting Pitchers
| Washington |
|
Chi. Cubs |
|
MacKenzie Gore
|
Player |
Kyle Hendricks |
|
Win |
W/L |
Loss |
|
7.0 |
IP |
5.1 |
|
9 |
Strikeouts |
2 |
|
1 |
Hits |
9 |
|
1.29 |
ERA |
6.75 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Hits |
HR |
TB |
Avg |
LOB |
K |
RBI |
BB |
SB |
Errors |
| Washington
|
12 |
1 |
15 |
.353 |
15 |
8 |
5 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
| Chi. Cubs
|
2 |
1 |
5 |
.074 |
7 |
9 |
1 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
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