Chicago Cubs vs Washington Nationals

Aug 12, 2026

6:45 PM (Eastern Time)

MLB

Final

Chicago Cubs

Washington Nationals

Box Score

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Chicago Cubs	0	0	0	0	4	5	0	3	0	12	13	2
Washington Nationals	0	1	0	0	3	1	0	0	1	6	11	1

Hits CHC 13 · WSH 11

Errors CHC 2 · WSH 1

Away Batting

Chicago Cubs

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	LOB	AVG
CFPete Crow-Armstrong 2B	6	1	1	1	0	3	4	.284
RFSeiya Suzuki	4	2	2	2	1	1	2	.273
DHAlex Bregman HR x3	3	3	3	7	2	0	0	.256
CCarson Kelly	4	0	0	0	1	2	3	.261
1BMichael Busch	5	0	1	0	0	2	3	.245
2BNico Hoerner	5	0	1	0	0	0	1	.262
LFTyrone Taylor	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	.238
LFIan Happ	3	1	1	0	0	0	1	.218
3BPedro Ramírez 2B	4	2	2	0	1	1	1	.302
SSDansby Swanson HR 2B	4	3	2	2	1	1	3	.216
Totals	40	12	13	12	6	11	18	—

Away Pitching

Chicago Cubs

Pitcher	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	P‑S	ERA
David Peterson (W, 7-7)	5.0	9	4	3	3	6	0	90-59	5.35
Javier Assad (S, 2)	4.0	2	2	2	1	2	2	66-33	3.59
Totals	9.0	11	6	5	4	8	2	—	—

Home Batting

Washington Nationals

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	LOB	AVG
RFDylan Crews	5	0	0	0	0	1	4	.214
1BAndrés Chaparro	2	0	0	0	1	1	0	.225
1BAbimelec Ortiz HR	2	1	1	1	0	0	0	.308
3BBrady House	5	1	1	0	0	1	1	.236
SSCJ Abrams	3	0	0	0	2	3	2	.284
CHarry Ford 2B	5	2	2	1	0	0	2	.227
LFAndrew Pinckney	2	1	1	0	1	0	0	.333
LFJosé Tena HR	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	.239
CFJacob Young	5	0	2	0	0	0	3	.248
DHDaylen Lile	4	0	2	3	0	1	2	.247
2BNasim Nuñez	4	0	1	0	0	1	6	.230
Totals	38	6	11	6	4	8	20	—

Home Pitching

Washington Nationals

Pitcher	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	P‑S	ERA
Jackson Kent	4.0	3	3	3	5	6	0	78-37	6.75
Jake Bird	1.1	1	1	1	0	1	1	25-17	5.79
Tom Cosgrove (L, 0-2)	0.1	2	3	1	0	1	0	17-13	3.27
Yovanny Cruz	0.1	2	2	2	1	0	1	13-7	4.50
Trevor Williams	3.0	5	3	3	0	3	2	63-42	2.38
Totals	9.0	13	12	8	6	11	4	—	—

Scoring Plays

Inn	Score (A-H)	Play
B2	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.
T5	1–1	Pete Crow-Armstrong doubles (24) on a line drive to right fielder Dylan Crews. Pedro Ramírez scores. Dansby Swanson to 3rd.
T5	4–1	Alex Bregman homers (14) on a fly ball to left center field. Dansby Swanson scores. Pete Crow-Armstrong scores.
B5	4–2	Harry Ford doubles (5) on a ground ball to left fielder Tyrone Taylor. Brady House scores.
B5	4–4	Daylen Lile singles on a line drive to right fielder Seiya Suzuki. Harry Ford scores. Andrew Pinckney scores. Jacob Young to 3rd.
T6	5–4	Dansby Swanson doubles (16) on a line drive to center fielder Jacob Young. Ian Happ scores. Pedro Ramírez to 3rd.
T6	7–4	Seiya Suzuki singles on a line drive to center fielder Jacob Young. Pedro Ramírez scores. Dansby Swanson scores.
T6	9–4	Alex Bregman homers (15) on a fly ball to left field. Seiya Suzuki scores.
B6	9–5	Abimelec Ortiz homers (3) on a fly ball to right field.
T8	10–5	Dansby Swanson homers (18) on a fly ball to center field.
T8	12–5	Alex Bregman homers (16) on a fly ball to left center field. Seiya Suzuki scores.
B9	12–6	José Tena homers (6) on a fly ball to center field.

Game Details

Nationals Park

Probable Starting Pitchers

David Peterson

Chicago Cubs Away

ERA

5.85

WHIP

1.593

K/9

7.53

BB/9

4.06

75.3

Last 3 Starts ERA 5.56 WHIP —

Jackson Kent

Washington Nationals Home

ERA

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WHIP

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K/9

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BB/9

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Betting Odds

Team	Moneyline	Run Line	Total
Chicago Cubs	-155	-1.5 (+103)	O 9.5 (-107)
Washington Nationals	+143	+1.5 (-113)	U 9.5 (-105)

Closing line · Aug 12

Weather & Conditions

Temp85°F

Wind 5 mphW · crossR

Gusts8 mph

Humidity54%

Precip4%

SkyPartially cloudy

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