MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
CHICAGO CUBS AT WASHINGTON NATIONALS
09/07/2018
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
CHICAGO CUBS AT WASHINGTON NATIONALS
GAME ID: 2436 - FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 7TH, 2018 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Chicago Cubs (73-68) 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 7 0
Washington Nationals (85-57) 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 X 4 7 3
Nationals Bridle Cubs, 4-2
The Washington Nationals got a stellar effort from pitcher Nathan Karns, helping Washington score a 4-2 win over the visiting Chicago Cubs. Bud Norris, credited with the win, is now 2-4. He allowed no runs on no hits in 1 innings. The Cubs, at 73-68, have lost 6 in a row.

The Nationals got a big at-bat from shortstop Chris Taylor. For the game, Taylor was 2 for 3 with 2 doubles, while scoring 2 times. In the bottom of the seventh, with a runner on 1st, he stroked a run-scoring double. His 25th double of the season gave Washington a 3-2 lead.

Taylor told a Washington Observer reporter that he was "satisfied" with the win.
CHICAGO BATTING LINESCORE WASHINGTON BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
C. Asuaje 2B 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 .313 0 8
P. DeJong SS 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .259 29 79
C. Bellinger 1B 3 0 1 0 1 1 1 .251 32 86
J. Upton LF 4 1 1 1 0 1 3 .284 45 107
W. Contreras C 3 1 2 0 1 0 0 .308 23 75
J. Gyorko 3B 4 0 1 0 0 2 2 .253 19 45
S. Piscotty RF 4 0 1 1 0 2 2 .245 23 72
K. Lewis CF 4 0 0 0 0 2 4 .151 0 3
M. Tanaka P 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 .143 0 3
   N. Burdi P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 33 2 7 2 2 10 13      
BATTING
Home Runs: J. Upton (45, 2nd Inning off N. Karns, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: P. DeJong , C. Bellinger , S. Piscotty , W. Contreras 2 , J. Gyorko , J. Upton 4
2-out RBI: S. Piscotty
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: C. Bellinger , K. Lewis 2
GIDP: J. Upton 2
Team LOB: 5

BASERUNNING
SB: P. DeJong (9) , W. Contreras (5)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Bellinger)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Panik 2B 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .299 7 48
A. Hicks CF 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .282 29 76
A. Benintendi LF 3 1 0 0 1 0 1 .339 31 97
M. Ozuna RF 4 0 1 1 0 0 1 .290 32 97
Y. Gurriel 3B 3 1 1 0 0 0 1 .270 27 95
Y. Alonso 1B 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .253 16 56
C. Taylor SS 3 2 2 1 0 0 0 .269 7 56
N. Karns P 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .156 0 2
   a-J. Patterson PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .286 0 0
   D. Leone P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   B. Norris P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   b-T. White PH 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .296 1 4
   J. Soria P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 0 0
   A. Loup P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
T. Flowers C 3 0 1 1 0 1 1 .318 12 47
Totals 30 4 7 4 1 6 9      
a - J. Patterson pinch hit for N. Karns in the 5th
b - T. White pinch hit for B. Norris in the 7th

BATTING
Doubles: C. Taylor 2 (25, 5th Inning off M. Tanaka, 0 on, 1 out; 7th Inning off M. Tanaka, 1 on, 1 out) M. Ozuna (27, 1st Inning off M. Tanaka, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: Y. Gurriel , C. Taylor 4 , J. Panik , M. Ozuna 2 , T. Flowers , T. White
2-out RBI: M. Ozuna , T. Flowers
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: Y. Gurriel
Team LOB: 1

FIELDING
Errors: Y. Gurriel (20) , T. Flowers 2 (6)
Double Plays: 2 (Panik-Taylor-Alonso, Gurriel-Panik-Alonso)
CHICAGO PITCHING LINESCORE WASHINGTON PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
M. Tanaka L (8-10) 7.0 7 4 4 0 5 0 89 65 4.09   
N. Burdi 1.0 0 0 0 1 1 0 13 6 6.24   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Tanaka 52
Batters Faced: M. Tanaka 28, N. Burdi 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Tanaka 8-8, N. Burdi 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: M. Tanaka 89-65, N. Burdi 13-6
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
N. Karns 5.0 6 2 2 1 5 1 74 50 4.29   
D. Leone 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 16 9 4.47   
B. Norris W (2-4) 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 12 8 3.16   
J. Soria H (17) 1.0 0 0 0 1 0 0 14 9 3.03   
A. Loup SV (2) 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 17 11 1.35   
PITCHING
Game Score: N. Karns 51
Batters Faced: N. Karns 21, D. Leone 3, B. Norris 3, J. Soria 4, A. Loup 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: N. Karns 2-7, D. Leone 0-1, B. Norris 1-0, J. Soria 1-1, A. Loup 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: N. Karns 74-50, D. Leone 16-9, B. Norris 12-8, J. Soria 14-9, A. Loup 17-11
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Nathan Karns
Ballpark: Nationals Park
Weather: Rain (65 degrees), wind blowing in from right at 10 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM EST
Time: 2:49
Attendance: 21943
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