WSH 5, CHC 11 | Sep 5, 2025 | The Best Box Score

Friday, September 5, 2025•Wrigley Field•65°F, Partly Cloudy

WSH

Nationals

CHC

Cubs

Final

WIN

Javier Assad

LOSS

Jake Irvin

The Cubs cruised past the Nationals 11-5 in a dominant performance.

★Luis García Jr.3 RBI

★Dansby Swanson3 RBI

Key Moment

Bot 8: Ian Happ homers (20) on a fly ball to center field.

Weather: 65°F, Partly CloudyWind: 4 mph, Out To RFFirst pitch: 6:20 PM UTCT: 2:40Att: 32,320Venue: Wrigley Field

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93.3%B

11 missed calls

+9.9% WSH

+0.28 runs CHC

Win Probability

CHC WinWSH Win

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

Game 776455 • Sources: MLB + Statcast

Batting

Washington Nationals

Away

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG/OBP/SLG	maxEV	xBA	xwOBA
James WoodLF	4	0	0	0	0	2	.256/.353/.470	108.8	.478	.430
CJ AbramsSS	4	1	1	0	0	2	.265/.327/.446	108.5	.456	.473
Josh BellDH	3	1	1	0	1	0	.225/.321/.379	106.2	.339	.329
Daylen LileRF	4	2	2	2	0	1	.275/.321/.422	106.6	.270	.375
Luis García Jr.2B	3	1	1	3	0	0	.260/.295/.409	102.6	.281	.433
Andrés Chaparro1B	3	0	0	0	0	2	.176/.275/.324	89.4	.008	.007
Riley AdamsC	3	0	1	0	1	1	.203/.267/.350	101.5	.064	.057
Robert Hassell IIICF	3	0	0	0	0	1	.226/.261/.315	98.4	.264	.247
Brady House3B	3	0	0	0	0	0	.240/.255/.332	106.1	.169	.172
Bench
Jake IrvinP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Orlando RibaltaP							.000/.000/.000	-	-
Totals	30	5	6	5	2	9	-	-	-	-

HR:Jr. (4th off Assad, 1 on, 2 out)

2B:Bell

3B:Lile 2

TB:14

RBI:Lile 2; Jr. 3

SF:Jr.

GIDP:House; III

Team LOB:2

Chicago Cubs

Home

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG/OBP/SLG	maxEV	xBA	xwOBA
Michael Busch1B	5	0	0	0	0	1	.257/.335/.487	101.6	.132

Pitching

Washington Nationals

Away

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	P-S	Velo	ERA
Jake IrvinL	3.1	5	7	7	4	2	2	79-45	86.3	5.71
Orlando Ribalta	0.2	2	1	1	1	1	0	23-14	92.4	6.05
Shinnosuke Ogasawara	2.0	1	2	2	1	0	1	29-19	84.6	5.67
Jackson Rutledge	1.0	1	0	0	0	1	0	10-8	92.4	5.46
Konnor Pilkington	1.0	1	1	1	2	1	1	25-12	92.9	4.43
Totals	8.0	10	11	11	8	5	4	166-98	-	-

WP:Ogasawara; Pilkington

HBP:Castro (by Irvin)

Inherited runners-scored:Ribalta 1-1

Pitches-strikes:Irvin 79-45; Ribalta 23-14; Ogasawara 29-19; Rutledge 10-8; Pilkington 25-12

Groundouts-flyouts:Irvin 1-7; Ribalta 0-1; Ogasawara 2-4; Rutledge 0-2; Pilkington 0-2

Chicago Cubs

Home

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	P-S	Velo	ERA
Javier AssadW	5.1	3	4	4	2	4	1	81-49	87.3	4.62

Bot 1 • CHC

0-1

Pete Crow-Armstrong out on a sacrifice fly to right fielder Daylen Lile. Ian Happ scores.

EV: 82.3 mph301 ftLA: 36°

0-2

Nico Hoerner doubles (25) on a fly ball to left fielder James Wood. Seiya Suzuki scores.

EV: 75.2 mph258 ftLA: 38°

0-5

Dansby Swanson homers (22) on a fly ball to center field. Nico Hoerner scores. Willi Castro scores.

EV: 105.8 mph💣 424 ftLA: 29°

Bot 2 • CHC

0-6

Reese McGuire homers (8) on a fly ball to right center field.

EV: 100.9 mph💣 384 ftLA: 31°

Top 4 • WSH

2-6

Luis García Jr. homers (12) on a fly ball to right center field. Daylen Lile scores.

EV: 102.6 mph💣 400 ftLA: 34°

Bot 4 • CHC

2-8

Willi Castro hits a ground-rule double (16) on a line drive down the left-field line. Ian Happ scores. Pete Crow-Armstrong scores. Nico Hoerner to 3rd.

EV: 84.3 mph230 ftLA: 19°

Top 6 • WSH

5-8

Luis García Jr. out on a sacrifice fly to center fielder Pete Crow-Armstrong. Daylen Lile scores.

EV: 87.3 mph299 ftLA: 24°

4-8

Daylen Lile triples (7) on a sharp line drive to center fielder Pete Crow-Armstrong. CJ Abrams scores. Josh Bell scores.

EV: 106.6 mph343 ftLA: 16°

Bot 6 • CHC

5-9

Pete Crow-Armstrong out on a sacrifice fly to left fielder James Wood. Ian Happ scores.

EV: 91.6 mph269 ftLA: 47°

5-10

Nico Hoerner homers (6) on a fly ball to left center field.

EV: 100.2 mph💣 364 ftLA: 29°

Bot 8 • CHC

5-11

Ian Happ homers (20) on a fly ball to center field.

EV: 107.2 mph💣 423 ftLA: 28°

HR:Swanson (1st off Irvin, 2 on, 2 out); McGuire (2nd off Irvin, 0 on, 0 out); Hoerner (6th off Ogasawara, 0 on, 2 out); Happ (8th off Pilkington, 0 on, 0 out)

2B:Castro; Hoerner

TB:24

RBI:Happ; Crow-Armstrong 2; Castro 2; McGuire; Swanson 3; Hoerner 2

SB:Crow-Armstrong; Swanson

SF:Crow-Armstrong 2

Team LOB:8

HBP:Chaparro (by Assad)

Inherited runners-scored:Thielbar 2-2

Pitches-strikes:Assad 81-49; Thielbar 13-9; Kittredge 9-6; Rogers 11-9; Hodge 15-11

Groundouts-flyouts:Assad 5-6; Thielbar 0-1; Kittredge 1-0; Rogers 1-1; Hodge 0-1

Bench
Javier AssadP	.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Caleb ThielbarP	.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Andrew KittredgeP	.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Taylor RogersP	.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Porter HodgeP	.000/.000/.000	-	-	-

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Batting

Washington Nationals

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Washington Nationals

Chicago Cubs

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