CHC 8, WSH 3 | Jun 3, 2025 | The Best Box Score

Tuesday, June 3, 2025•Nationals Park•81°F, Clear

CHC

Cubs

WSH

Nationals

Final

WIN

Cade Horton

LOSS

Trevor Williams

The Cubs cruised past the Nationals 8-3 in a dominant performance.

★Michael Busch3-for-4, 3 RBI

★Luis García Jr.3-for-4, 1 RBI

Key Moment

Top 7: Michael Busch homers (9) on a fly ball to right center field.

Weather: 81°F, ClearWind: 7 mph, Out To LFFirst pitch: 10:45 PM UTCT: 2:35Att: 27,702Venue: Nationals Park

Ump Audit

Bruce Dreckman

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92.5%B

12 missed calls

+2.2% CHC

No run favor

Win Probability

WSH WinCHC Win

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

Game 777659 • Sources: MLB + Statcast

Batting

Chicago Cubs

Away

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG/OBP/SLG	maxEV	xBA	xwOBA
Ian HappLF	4	1	1	0	1	2	.251/.342/.351	99	.308	.475
Seiya SuzukiRF	4	0	0	1	0	2	.265/.327/.552	103.1	.033	.035
Pete Crow-ArmstrongCF	3	2	1	0	2	2	.281/.319/.562	107.1	.954	.901
Carson KellyC	5	2	1	0	0	1	.269/.389/.538	102.6	.353	.304
Michael Busch1B	4	2	3	3	1	0	.276/.376/.519	109.1	.396	.590
Dansby SwansonSS	3	0	0	2	0	1	.240/.296/.428	101.4	.288	.491
Nico Hoerner2B	4	0	1	2	0	0	.300/.345/.377	91.7	.113	.107
Justin TurnerDH	3	0	1	0	1	0	.214/.310/.274	96.6	.119	.221
Matt Shaw3B	4	1	1	0	0	1	.238/.328/.333	107.6	.481	.755
Bench
Cade HortonP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Caleb ThielbarP							.000/.000/.000	-	-
Totals	34	8	9	8	5	9	-	-	-	-

HR:Busch (7th off Brzykcy, 0 on, 0 out)

2B:Crow-Armstrong; Shaw

3B:Busch

TB:16

RBI:Busch 3; Suzuki; Swanson 2; Hoerner 2

SB:Crow-Armstrong 2; Hoerner

SF:Suzuki; Swanson 2

Team LOB:7

Washington Nationals

Home

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG/OBP/SLG	maxEV	xBA	xwOBA
CJ AbramsSS	4	1	1	1	0	0	.273/.344/.481	83.9	.291

Pitching

Chicago Cubs

Away

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	P-S	Velo	ERA
Cade HortonW	5.1	5	3	1	1	3	77-52	91.4	3.51
Caleb ThielbarH	1.2	1	0	0	0	1	17-13	83.6	2.05
Génesis Cabrera	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	9-6	89.5	2.70
Ryan Pressly	1.0	1	0	0	0	0	13-8	88	4.50
Totals	9.0	7	3	1	1	4	116-79	-	-

Inherited runners-scored:Thielbar 2-0

Pitches-strikes:Horton 77-52; Thielbar 17-13; Cabrera 9-6; Pressly 13-8

Groundouts-flyouts:Horton 9-4; Thielbar 1-2; Cabrera 1-2; Pressly 3-0

Washington Nationals

Home

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	P-S	Velo	ERA
Trevor WilliamsL	4.1	5	5	5	1	4	0	76-50	83.8	6.03

Bot 1 • WSH

0-1

Luis García Jr. singles on a sharp line drive to left fielder Ian Happ. CJ Abrams scores.

EV: 100.6 mph234 ftLA: 11°

Top 2 • CHC

1-1

Dansby Swanson out on a sacrifice fly to center fielder Robert Hassell III. Michael Busch scores.

EV: 97.6 mph376 ftLA: 30°

Bot 3 • WSH

1-2

CJ Abrams grounds out, second baseman Nico Hoerner to first baseman Michael Busch. José Tena scores. Daylen Lile to 3rd.

EV: 82.4 mph14 ftLA: -15°

1-3

James Wood out on a sacrifice fly to left fielder Ian Happ. Daylen Lile scores.

EV: 82.1 mph255 ftLA: 44°

Top 4 • CHC

3-3

Dansby Swanson out on a sacrifice fly to right fielder Daylen Lile. Carson Kelly scores.

EV: 101.4 mph366 ftLA: 33°

2-3

Michael Busch singles on a ground ball to right fielder Daylen Lile. Pete Crow-Armstrong scores. Carson Kelly to 3rd.

EV: 85.9 mph121 ftLA: 10°

Top 5 • CHC

7-3

Nico Hoerner singles on a ground ball to right fielder Daylen Lile. Pete Crow-Armstrong scores. Carson Kelly scores. Michael Busch to 3rd.

EV: 85.8 mph94 ftLA: 4°

5-3

Michael Busch walks. Ian Happ scores. Pete Crow-Armstrong to 3rd. Carson Kelly to 2nd.

4-3

Seiya Suzuki out on a sacrifice fly to center fielder Robert Hassell III. Matt Shaw scores. Ian Happ to 2nd.

EV: 103.1 mph298 ftLA: 49°

Top 7 • CHC

8-3

Michael Busch homers (9) on a fly ball to right center field.

EV: 109.1 mph💣 410 ftLA: 36°

Inherited runners-scored:Chafin 1-1; Henry 3-2

Pitches-strikes:Williams 76-50; Chafin 18-8; Henry 20-10; Salazar 22-11; Brzykcy 29-17; Rutledge 11-6

Groundouts-flyouts:Williams 1-9; Chafin 0-0; Henry 0-1; Salazar 1-0; Brzykcy 2-2; Rutledge 2-1

Bench
Trevor WilliamsP	.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Andrew ChafinP	.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Cole HenryP	.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Eduardo SalazarP	.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Zach BrzykcyP	.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Jackson RutledgeP	.000/.000/.000	-	-	-