CHC 12, WSH 6 | Aug 12, 2026 | The Best Box Score

Wednesday, August 12, 2026•Nationals Park•86°F, Cloudy

CHC

Cubs

WSH

Nationals

Final

WIN

David Peterson

LOSS

Tom Cosgrove

SAVE

Javier Assad

The Cubs cruised past the Nationals 12-6 in a dominant performance.

★Alex Bregman3 HR, 7 RBI

★Daylen Lile3 RBI

Key Moment

Top 8: Dansby Swanson homers (18) on a fly ball to center field.

Weather: 86°F, CloudyWind: 6 mph, Out To RFFirst pitch: 10:45 PM UTCT: 3:06Att: 21,116Venue: Nationals Park

Ump Audit

Jonathan Parra

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93.1%B

14 missed calls

+22.9% CHC

+0.56 runs WSH

Win Probability

WSH WinCHC Win

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
CHC	0	0	0	0	4	5	0	3	0	12	13	2
WSH	0	1	0	0	3	1	0

Game 822698 • Sources: MLB + Statcast

Batting

Chicago Cubs

Away

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG/OBP/SLG	maxEV	xBA	xwOBA
Pete Crow-ArmstrongCF	6	1	1	1	0	3	.284/.384/.544	88.7	.380	.363
Seiya SuzukiRF	4	2	2	2	1	1	.273/.364/.480	103.9	.575	.542
Alex BregmanDH	3	3	3	7	2	0	.256/.347/.412	98.4	.288	.522
Carson KellyC	4	0	0	0	1	2	.261/.346/.373	93.9	.313	.289
Michael Busch1B	5	0	1	0	0	2	.245/.353/.389	84.9	.188	.184
Nico Hoerner2B	5	0	1	0	0	0	.262/.322/.365	101.6	.317	.298
Ian HappLF	3	1	1	0	0	0	.218/.327/.419	106	.333	.356
Pedro Ramírez3B	4	2	2	0	1	1	.302/.359/.448	106.5	.459	.424
Dansby SwansonSS	4	3	2	2	1	1	.216/.297/.406	106.4	.721	.1092
Bench
Tyrone TaylorLF	2	0	0	0	0	1	.238/.291/.475	97	.167	.150
David PetersonP							.000/.000/.000	-
Totals	40	12	13	12	6	11	-	-	-	-

HR:Bregman (5th off Bird, 2 on, 1 out); Bregman (6th off Cruz, 1 on, 2 out); Swanson (8th off Williams, 0 on, 0 out); Bregman (8th off Williams, 1 on, 1 out)

2B:Ramírez; Crow-Armstrong; Swanson

TB:28

RBI:Bregman 7; Crow-Armstrong; Suzuki 2; Swanson 2

SB:Ramírez 2

GIDP:Hoerner

Team LOB:7

Washington Nationals

Home

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG/OBP/SLG	maxEV	xBA	xwOBA
Dylan CrewsRF	5	0	0	0	0	1	.214/.287/.366	97.3	.204

Pitching

Chicago Cubs

Away

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	P-S	Velo	ERA
David PetersonW	5.0	9	4	3	3	6	0	90-59	89.2	5.35
Javier AssadS	4.0	2	2	2	1	2	2	66-33	90.4	3.59
Totals	9.0	11	6	5	4	8	2	156-92	-	-

HBP:Tena (by Assad)

Pitches-strikes:Peterson 90-59; Assad 66-33

Groundouts-flyouts:Peterson 6-3; Assad 5-5

Washington Nationals

Home

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	P-S	Velo	ERA
Jackson Kent	4.0	3	3	3	5	6	0	78-37	88.3	6.75

Game Notes

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T4Replay review: Nationals challenged (play at 1st), call on the field was overturned: Nico Hoerner grounds into a double play, shortstop CJ Abrams to second baseman Nasim Nuñez to first baseman Andrés Chaparro. Michael Busch out at 2nd. Nico Hoerner out at 1st.

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B5Replay review: Nationals challenged (play at 1st), call on the field was overturned: Brady House grounds into a force out, shortstop Dansby Swanson to second baseman Nico Hoerner. Andrés Chaparro out at 2nd. Brady House to 1st.

Bot 2 • WSH

0-1

Daylen Lile singles on a soft ground ball to third baseman Pedro Ramírez. Harry Ford scores. Andrew Pinckney to 3rd. Jacob Young to 2nd.

EV: 61.3 mph4 ftLA: -44°

Top 5 • CHC

4-1

Alex Bregman homers (14) on a fly ball to left center field. Dansby Swanson scores. Pete Crow-Armstrong scores.

EV: 96.1 mph💣 397 ftLA: 29°

1-1

Pete Crow-Armstrong doubles (24) on a line drive to right fielder Dylan Crews. Pedro Ramírez scores. Dansby Swanson to 3rd.

EV: 86.8 mph278 ftLA: 20°

Bot 5 • WSH

4-2

Harry Ford doubles (5) on a ground ball to left fielder Tyrone Taylor. Brady House scores.

EV: 97.8 mph47 ft0

4-4

Daylen Lile singles on a line drive to right fielder Seiya Suzuki. Harry Ford scores. Andrew Pinckney scores. Jacob Young to 3rd.

EV: 70.1 mph206 ftLA: 20°

Top 6 • CHC

9-4

Alex Bregman homers (15) on a fly ball to left field. Seiya Suzuki scores.

EV: 98.4 mph💣 383 ftLA: 34°

7-4

Seiya Suzuki singles on a line drive to center fielder Jacob Young. Pedro Ramírez scores. Dansby Swanson scores.

EV: 96.5 mph267 ftLA: 15°

5-4

Dansby Swanson doubles (16) on a line drive to center fielder Jacob Young. Ian Happ scores. Pedro Ramírez to 3rd.

EV: 103.9 mph368 ftLA: 20°

Bot 6 • WSH

9-5

Abimelec Ortiz homers (3) on a fly ball to right field.

EV: 105.9 mph💣 407 ftLA: 35°

Top 8 • CHC

12-5

Alex Bregman homers (16) on a fly ball to left center field. Seiya Suzuki scores.

EV: 98.1 mph💣 394 ftLA: 30°

10-5

Dansby Swanson homers (18) on a fly ball to center field.

EV: 106.4 mph💣 436 ftLA: 27°

Bot 9 • WSH

12-6

José Tena homers (6) on a fly ball to center field.

EV: 101.8 mph💣 417 ftLA: 26°

Bench
Andrés Chaparro1B	2	0	0	0	1	1	.225/.347/.480	94.8	.011	.011
Andrew PinckneyLF	2	1	1	0	1	0	.333/.429/.833	110	.529	.482
Jackson KentP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Jake BirdP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Tom CosgroveP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Yovanny CruzP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Trevor WilliamsP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-