MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
WASHINGTON NATIONALS AT CHICAGO CUBS
08/12/2018
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
WASHINGTON NATIONALS AT CHICAGO CUBS
GAME ID: 2099 - SUNDAY, AUGUST 12TH, 2018 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Washington Nationals (70-48) 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 2 9 8 0
Chicago Cubs (62-56) 1 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 4 8 0
Nationals Raise Rally Flag, Beat Chicago, 9-4
The Washington Nationals trumped the Chicago Cubs, 9-4, at Wrigley Field. Washington left fielder Andrew Benintendi was named player of the game for his performance. He was 1-3 with a home run and 2 walks, while scoring 2 times and driving in 3. Alex Reyes picked up the win in relief, improving his record to 2-2. Carter Capps was tagged with the loss. Washington leads the National League East Division by 2½ games.

Yonder Alonso, who is tied for 5th in the NL in bases on balls with 67, helped out the Washington cause in the top of the eighth inning with a 2-run single. For the game, the first baseman was 1-4, while adding 2 RBI.

"We played hard and won," said Benintendi. "Sometimes, baseball really is that easy.'
WASHINGTON BATTING LINESCORE CHICAGO BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Panik 2B 4 2 2 0 1 1 0 .299 5 37
A. Hicks CF 4 2 2 0 1 2 1 .286 22 61
A. Benintendi LF 3 2 1 3 2 1 1 .332 26 79
M. Ozuna RF 4 1 1 3 0 1 2 .290 28 85
Y. Gurriel 3B 4 0 0 0 1 0 2 .255 24 80
Y. Alonso 1B 4 0 1 2 0 2 0 .260 15 52
C. Taylor SS 4 0 0 0 0 3 2 .259 7 49
N. Karns P 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .194 0 2
   D. Leone P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   J. Jeffress P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 0 0
   A. Reyes P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .167 0 0
   a-S. Pearce PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .241 5 24
   J. Soria P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 0 0
   b-J. Lowrie PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .217 2 10
   B. Norris P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
T. Murphy C 3 2 1 1 1 2 0 .181 4 17
Totals 34 9 8 9 6 15 8      
a - S. Pearce pinch hit for A. Reyes in the 8th
b - J. Lowrie pinch hit for J. Soria in the 9th

BATTING
Home Runs: A. Benintendi (26, 1st Inning off C. Anderson, 1 on, 1 out) T. Murphy (4, 8th Inning off C. Anderson, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: A. Benintendi 4 , T. Murphy 4 , J. Panik 2 , M. Ozuna , A. Hicks 2 , Y. Alonso
2-out RBI: T. Murphy , M. Ozuna , Y. Alonso
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: Y. Gurriel , C. Taylor
Sac Fly: M. Ozuna
Team LOB: 5
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
Y. Moncada 2B 4 1 2 1 1 1 0 .280 7 24
P. DeJong SS 4 1 1 0 0 1 1 .263 27 71
   a-E. Adrianza SS 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .318 0 4
C. Bellinger 1B 3 1 1 0 2 1 1 .256 27 69
J. Upton LF 4 0 0 0 0 1 5 .285 36 89
W. Contreras C 4 1 1 1 0 2 2 .306 19 67
J. Gyorko 3B 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 .214 9 26
S. Piscotty RF 4 0 2 2 0 1 0 .255 20 66
M. Taylor CF 4 0 1 0 0 0 3 .235 13 43
   b-R. Davis CF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .238 3 9
C. Anderson P 3 0 0 0 0 2 1 .000 0 0
   C. Capps P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 0 0
   T. Cingrani P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200 0 0
   G. Gallegos P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 0 0
   M. Rzepczynski P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   c-J. Castro PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .246 6 19
Totals 35 4 8 4 4 9 14      
a - E. Adrianza substituted for P. DeJong in the 8th
b - R. Davis substituted for M. Taylor in the 9th
c - J. Castro pinch hit for M. Rzepczynski in the 9th

BATTING
Home Runs: Y. Moncada (7, 1st Inning off N. Karns, 0 on, 0 outs) W. Contreras (19, 2nd Inning off N. Karns, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: P. DeJong , Y. Moncada 5 , C. Bellinger , S. Piscotty 2 , W. Contreras 4 , M. Taylor
2-out RBI: S. Piscotty
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: C. Bellinger , M. Taylor , J. Upton 2
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
SB: C. Bellinger (10)
WASHINGTON PITCHING LINESCORE CHICAGO PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
N. Karns 5.0 3 2 2 1 5 2 80 51 3.78   
D. Leone 0.0 2 2 2 0 0 0 7 4 4.50   
J. Jeffress 1.1 1 0 0 2 2 0 30 14 2.98   
A. Reyes W (2-2) 0.2 0 0 0 1 1 0 16 9 1.79   
J. Soria H (8) 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 15 11 3.66   
B. Norris 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 10 6 3.72   
PITCHING
Game Score: N. Karns 57
Batters Faced: N. Karns 19, D. Leone 2, J. Jeffress 7, A. Reyes 3, J. Soria 4, B. Norris 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: N. Karns 7-3, D. Leone 0-0, J. Jeffress 1-1, A. Reyes 0-1, J. Soria 2-1, B. Norris 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: N. Karns 80-51, D. Leone 7-4, J. Jeffress 30-14, A. Reyes 16-9, J. Soria 15-11, B. Norris 10-6
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Jeffress 2-2 , A. Reyes 1-0
WP: A. Reyes , B. Norris
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
C. Anderson 7.2 5 4 4 0 13 2 102 68 4.93   
C. Capps L (3-4), BS (5) 0.0 2 3 3 2 0 0 18 8 3.54   
T. Cingrani 0.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 5 3 2.50   
G. Gallegos 0.2 0 2 2 3 2 0 29 12 5.08   
M. Rzepczynski 0.2 0 0 0 1 0 0 12 6 4.57   
PITCHING
Game Score: C. Anderson 66
Batters Faced: C. Anderson 28, C. Capps 4, T. Cingrani 1, G. Gallegos 5, M. Rzepczynski 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: C. Anderson 1-9, C. Capps 0-0, T. Cingrani 0-0, G. Gallegos 0-0, M. Rzepczynski 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: C. Anderson 102-68, C. Capps 18-8, T. Cingrani 5-3, G. Gallegos 29-12, M. Rzepczynski 12-6
Inherited Runners - Scored: C. Capps 1-1 , T. Cingrani 3-2 , G. Gallegos 2-0 , M. Rzepczynski 3-2
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Andrew Benintendi
Ballpark: Wrigley Field
Weather: Partly Cloudy (68 degrees), wind blowing in from right at 11 mph
Start Time: 1:20 PM EST
Time: 3:45
Attendance: 39827
Special Notes: CF Michael A. Taylor was injured while throwing the ball.
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