CHC 7, WSH 5 | Aug 16, 2022 | The Best Box Score

Tuesday, August 16, 2022•Nationals Park•79°F, Clear

CHC

Cubs

WSH

Nationals

Final

WIN

Brandon Hughes

LOSS

Víctor Arano

SAVE

Mark Leiter Jr.

The Cubs defeated the Nationals 7-5.

★Nico Hoerner3-for-4, 1 RBI

★César Hernández3-for-5, 0 RBI

Key Moment

Bot 8: Lane Thomas homers (11) on a fly ball to left center field.

Weather: 79°F, ClearWind: 4 mph, R To LFirst pitch: 11:05 PM UTCT: 3:47Att: 26,362Venue: Nationals Park

Ump Audit

Jerry Meals

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92.2%B

13 missed calls

+1.3% CHC

+0.59 runs WSH

Win Probability

WSH WinCHC Win

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	R	H	E
CHC	0	1	0	2	0	1	0	0	0	1	2	7	10	1
WSH	0	0	0

Game 662550 • Sources: MLB + Statcast

Batting

Chicago Cubs

Away

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG/OBP/SLG	maxEV	xBA	xwOBA
Nick Madrigal2B	4	0	0	0	0	0	.243/.303/.279	94	.206	.198
Willson ContrerasC	4	1	0	1	0	2	.247/.357/.455	104.8	.202	.396
Patrick Wisdom1B	5	1	1	1	0	1	.221/.316/.442	97.3	.348	.328
Seiya SuzukiRF	4	1	1	1	1	1	.245/.318/.409	96.4	.583	.619
Franmil ReyesDH	5	2	2	1	0	0	.225/.261/.381	107.1	.389	.580
Nico HoernerSS	4	1	3	1	1	0	.306/.352/.433	100	.438	.401
Ian HappLF	2	1	0	0	0	2	.281/.359/.453	85.2	-	-
Zach McKinstry3B	1	0	1	0	0	0	.174/.240/.283	81.9	.900	.851
Rafael OrtegaCF	2	0	0	0	0	1	.228/.316/.338	106.6	.103	.099
Bench
Nelson VelázquezLF	3	0	1	1	0	0	.248/.319/.476	102.7	.291	.455
P.J. Higgins1B	3	0	1	1	0	2	.282/.357/.505
Totals	39	7	10	7	2	10	-	-	-	-

HR:Reyes (6th off Corbin, 0 on, 1 out)

2B:Wisdom; Hoerner; Velázquez

TB:16

RBI:Contreras; Wisdom; Suzuki; Higgins; Hoerner; Reyes; Velázquez

SB:Hoerner

SF:Contreras

GIDP:Reyes; Velázquez

Team LOB:5

Washington Nationals

Home

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG/OBP/SLG	maxEV	xBA	xwOBA
Yadiel HernandezLF	3	0	1	0	0	1	.272/.316/.415	92.4	.313

Pitching

Chicago Cubs

Away

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	P-S	Velo	ERA
Justin Steele	6.0	5	1	0	2	5	0	96-65	88.8	3.43
Erich UelmenH	0.1	3	1	1	0	1	0	11-10	91.4	3.60
Rowan WickBS	1.0	4	2	2	0	0	2	24-16	86.1	4.22
Sean Newcomb	0.2	0	0	0	2	1	0	16-6	88.8	7.88
Michael Rucker	1.0	0	0	0	0	2	0	15-10	89.7	4.59
Brandon HughesWBS	1.0	1	1	0	0	2	0	14-9	86.1	3.11
Mark Leiter Jr.S	1.0	0	0	0	0	2	0	11-7	88.4	4.41
Totals	11.0	13	5	3	4	13	2	187-123	-	-

Inherited runners-scored:Wick 2-0; Newcomb 1-0

Pitches-strikes:Steele 96-65; Uelmen 11-10; Wick 24-16; Newcomb 16-6; Rucker 15-10; Hughes 14-9; Jr. 11-7

Groundouts-flyouts:Steele 5-6; Uelmen 0-0; Wick 2-0; Newcomb 1-0; Rucker 1-0; Hughes 0-1; Jr. 1-0

Washington Nationals

Home

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	P-S	Velo	ERA
Patrick Corbin	6.0	6	4	4	2	3	1	97-59	89.5	6.96

Game Notes

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B7Replay review: Nationals challenged (play at 1st), call on the field was overturned: Yadiel Hernandez singles on a ground ball to second baseman Nick Madrigal, deflected by pitcher Rowan Wick. Keibert Ruiz to 3rd. Ildemaro Vargas to 2nd.

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B10Replay review: Cubs challenged (tag play), call on the field was upheld: CJ Abrams singles on a ground ball to right fielder Seiya Suzuki. Alex Call scores. CJ Abrams to 2nd.

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T11Wild pitch by Víctor Arano

Top 2 • CHC

1-0

Nelson Velazquez doubles (4) on a sharp fly ball to left fielder Lane Thomas. Franmil Reyes scores. Nico Hoerner to 3rd.

EV: 102.7 mph383 ftLA: 24°

Top 4 • CHC

3-0

P.J. Higgins singles on a line drive to left fielder Lane Thomas. Nico Hoerner scores.

EV: 90.6 mph254 ftLA: 16°

2-0

Nico Hoerner doubles (18) on a line drive to left fielder Lane Thomas. Seiya Suzuki scores.

EV: 97.1 mph174 ftLA: 10°

Top 6 • CHC

4-0

Franmil Reyes homers (11) on a fly ball to right center field.

EV: 107.1 mph💣 418 ftLA: 25°

Bot 6 • WSH

4-1

Nelson Cruz out on a sacrifice fly to center fielder Christopher Morel. Victor Robles scores. Joey Meneses to 3rd.

EV: 86.9 mph282 ftLA: 19°

Bot 7 • WSH

4-2

Ildemaro Vargas singles on a line drive to center fielder Rafael Ortega. Cesar Hernandez scores. Keibert Ruiz to 2nd.

EV: 71.0 mph227 ftLA: 23°

Bot 8 • WSH

4-3

Luke Voit homers (16) on a fly ball to left center field.

EV: 105.6 mph💣 413 ftLA: 31°

4-4

Lane Thomas homers (11) on a fly ball to left center field.

EV: 103.1 mph💣 388 ftLA: 37°

Top 10 • CHC

5-4

Willson Contreras flies into a sacrifice double play, left fielder Yadiel Hernandez to third baseman Ildemaro Vargas to second baseman Cesar Hernandez to third baseman Ildemaro Vargas. Ian Happ scores. Rafael Ortega out at 3rd.

EV: 104.8 mph321 ftLA: 44°

Bot 10 • WSH

5-5

Cubs challenged (tag play), call on the field was upheld: CJ Abrams singles on a ground ball to right fielder Seiya Suzuki. Alex Call scores. CJ Abrams to 2nd.

EV: 98.4 mph20 ftLA: -8°

Top 11 • CHC

7-5

Seiya Suzuki singles on a line drive to center fielder Lane Thomas. Patrick Wisdom scores.

EV: 78.2 mph248 ftLA: 22°

6-5

Patrick Wisdom doubles (23) on a line drive to left fielder Yadiel Hernandez. Willson Contreras scores.

EV: 89.3 mph165 ftLA: 12°

Bench
Victor RoblesCF	2	1	1	0	1	1	.233/.291/.316	75.5	.895	.817
Nelson CruzDH	4	0	1	1	0	2	.239/.321/.354	102.6	.296	.422
Tres BarreraC	2	0	1	0	0	0	.194/.242/.226	89.8	.070	.082
Patrick CorbinP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Steve CishekP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Erasmo RamírezP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Kyle FinneganP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Carl Edwards Jr.P							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Víctor AranoP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-