WSH 3, CHC 8 | Jul 19, 2023 | The Best Box Score

Thursday, July 20, 2023•Wrigley Field•77°F, Partly Cloudy

WSH

Nationals

CHC

Cubs

Final

WIN

Julian Merryweather

LOSS

Mason Thompson

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

★Mike Tauchman3-for-4, 3 RBI

★Nico Hoerner4 RBI

Key Moment

Bot 8: Nico Hoerner hits a grand slam (6) to left center field. Christopher Morel scores. Miles Mastrobuoni scores. Mike Tauchman scores.

Weather: 77°F, Partly CloudyWind: 8 mph, R To LFirst pitch: 12:05 AM UTCT: 2:55Att: 28,197Venue: Wrigley Field

Ump Audit

James Hoye

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96.3%A

6 missed calls

+4.3% CHC

+0.11 runs WSH

Win Probability

CHC WinWSH Win

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

Game 717336 • Sources: MLB + Statcast

Batting

Washington Nationals

Away

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG/OBP/SLG	maxEV	xBA	xwOBA
CJ AbramsSS	4	0	2	0	0	0	.254/.302/.414	105.7	.175	.163
Lane ThomasRF	5	0	0	0	0	2	.289/.337/.482	83.4	.079	.082
Jeimer Candelario3B	5	1	1	1	0	1	.259/.334/.485	101.6	.254	.363
Joey MenesesDH	4	1	1	0	0	1	.279/.320/.393	94.8	.232	.212
Keibert RuizC	4	0	1	0	0	1	.240/.295/.393	97.7	.338	.334
Michael Chavis1B	0	1	0	0	0	0	.255/.296/.333	-	-	-
Corey DickersonLF	4	0	1	0	0	0	.240/.273/.339	94.8	.327	.348
Luis García Jr.2B	4	0	2	2	0	0	.266/.301/.370	107.5	.320	.325
Alex CallCF	2	0	0	0	0	1	.214/.306/.323	97.3	.047	.064
Bench
Dominic Smith1B	4	0	2	0	0	0	.267/.335/.353	87.4	.282	.265
Trevor WilliamsP							.000/.000/.000	-
Totals	36	3	10	3	0	6	-	-	-	-

HR:Candelario (8th off Merryweather, 0 on, 0 out)

2B:Ruiz

TB:14

RBI:Candelario; Jr. 2

SB:Abrams; Jr.

Team LOB:9

Chicago Cubs

Home

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG/OBP/SLG	maxEV	xBA	xwOBA
Mike TauchmanCF	4	2	3	3	1	0	.261/.372/.392	101.5	.455

Pitching

Washington Nationals

Away

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	P-S	Velo	ERA
Trevor Williams	5.0	7	2	2	2	1	1	98-58	86.2	4.38
Jordan Weems	1.2	1	1	1	2	3	0	33-17	90.8	3.75
Joe La Sorsa	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	0	3-3	73.5	8.68
Mason ThompsonL	0.2	2	4	4	2	1	0	33-15	89.1	4.43
Cory Abbott	0.1	1	1	1	0	1	1	10-7	89.1	5.49
Totals	8.0	11	8	8	6	6	2	177-100	-	-

Inherited runners-scored:Sorsa 1-0; Abbott 3-3

Pitches-strikes:Williams 98-58; Weems 33-17; Sorsa 3-3; Thompson 33-15; Abbott 10-7

Groundouts-flyouts:Williams 8-5; Weems 1-0; Sorsa 1-0; Thompson 0-1; Abbott 0-0

Chicago Cubs

Home

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	P-S	Velo	ERA
Kyle Hendricks	6.0	5	1	1	0	5	0	97-60	84.1	3.38

Game Notes

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B7Replay review: Cubs challenged (tag play), call on the field was upheld: Mike Tauchman doubles (8) on a sharp fly ball to center fielder Alex Call. Tucker Barnhart scores. Mike Tauchman out at 3rd on the throw, center fielder Alex Call to shortstop CJ Abrams to third baseman Jeimer Candelario.

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B7Passed ball

Bot 1 • CHC

0-1

Mike Tauchman homers (4) on a fly ball to left center field.

EV: 101.5 mph💣 365 ftLA: 24°

Top 2 • WSH

1-1

Luis Garcia singles on a ground ball to second baseman Christopher Morel. Joey Meneses scores. Dominic Smith to 2nd.

EV: 77.7 mph1 ftLA: -65°

Bot 4 • CHC

1-2

Mike Tauchman doubles (7) on a ground ball to left fielder Corey Dickerson. Miles Mastrobuoni scores.

EV: 96.0 mph13 ftLA: -7°

Bot 7 • CHC

1-3

Cubs challenged (tag play), call on the field was upheld: Mike Tauchman doubles (8) on a sharp fly ball to center fielder Alex Call. Tucker Barnhart scores. Mike Tauchman out at 3rd on the throw, center fielder Alex Call to shortstop CJ Abrams to third baseman Jeimer Candelario.

EV: 100.9 mph402 ftLA: 27°

Top 8 • WSH

3-3

Luis Garcia singles on a sharp line drive to center fielder Mike Tauchman. Michael Chavis scores. Corey Dickerson to 3rd.

EV: 107.5 mph287 ftLA: 13°

2-3

Jeimer Candelario homers (15) on a fly ball to center field.

EV: 101.6 mph💣 395 ftLA: 35°

Bot 8 • CHC

3-4

Yan Gomes out on a sacrifice fly to left fielder Corey Dickerson. Seiya Suzuki scores.

EV: 109.7 mph324 ftLA: 15°

3-8

Nico Hoerner hits a grand slam (6) to left center field. Christopher Morel scores. Miles Mastrobuoni scores. Mike Tauchman scores.

HBP:Call (by Hendricks); Call (by Jr.)

Inherited runners-scored:Merryweather 2-0

Pitches-strikes:Hendricks 97-60; Jr. 10-7; Merryweather 20-15; Palencia 15-9

Groundouts-flyouts:Hendricks 6-7; Jr. 2-0; Merryweather 2-2; Palencia 1-1

Bench
Trey ManciniDH	3	0	0	0	0	1	.236/.302/.336	94.5	.208	.287
Kyle HendricksP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Mark Leiter Jr.P							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Julian MerryweatherP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Daniel PalenciaP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-