Thursday, May 5th, 2016 7:05PM CST
The Chicago Cubs defeated the Washington Nationals 5-2 on Thursday night in the first game of their four-game series. Key contributions came from pitcher Kyle Hendricks, who threw six scoreless innings, and Ben Zobrist, who drove in four runs for the Cubs.
Date: Thursday, May 5th, 2016
Time: 7:05PM CST
Stadium: Wrigley Field
Location: Chicago, Illinois
Attendance: 37,564
| Innings: | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
CHC |
0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | - |
WSH |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |

Doubles: La Stella (6, Ross); Bryant (8, Ross); Russell (2, Kelley)
Home Runs: Zobrist (3, 8th inning off Rivero 1 on, 2 Out)
Runs Batted In: Zobrist 4 (20), Russell (15)
2-out Runs Batted In: Zobrist 2, Russell
Team Left On Base: 6
Team Runners Left In Scoring Position: 1-6 (Zobrist 1-1, Bryant 0-1, Federowicz 0-1, Rizzo 0-1, Heyward 0-1, Russell 0-1)
Runners Left In Scoring Position With 2 Outs: Federowicz 1; Rizzo 1; Heyward 1; Russell 1

Intentional Walks: Rizzo (By Ross)
Hit By Pitch: Hendricks (By Ross); Kalish (By Rivero)
First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced: Hendricks 17-22; Richard 1-1; Grimm 2-2; Strop 2-4; Wood 3-4; Rondón 1-1
Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes: Hendricks 20-5-16-15; Richard 1-1-2-0; Grimm 1-1-0-2; Strop 3-3-2-1; Wood 6-0-5-3; Rondón 0-0-2-1
Ground Balls-Fly Balls: Hendricks 10-3; Richard 0-0; Grimm 2-0; Strop 2-0; Wood 0-2; Rondón 0-1
Game Scores: K Hendricks 70

Double Plays: 1 (Zobrist-Russell-Rizzo)

Doubles: Taylor (3, Hendricks)
Home Runs: Werth (6, 9th inning off Wood 1 on, 2 Out)
Runs Batted In: Werth 2 (17)
2-out Runs Batted In: Werth 2
Ground Into Double Play: Rendon
Team Left On Base: 5
Team Runners Left In Scoring Position: 1-4 (Rendon 0-2, Werth 1-1, Taylor 0-1)
Runners Left In Scoring Position With 2 Outs: Rendon 1

Hit By Pitch: Espinosa 2 (By Hendricks, Strop)
First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced: Ross 15-27; Solis 1-1; Rivero 4-5; Kelley 2-2
Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes: Ross 22-12-14-15; Solis 0-1-2-1; Rivero 6-3-5-3; Kelley 2-1-2-1
Ground Balls-Fly Balls: Ross 4-6; Solis 0-1; Rivero 0-1; Kelley 0-0
Game Scores: J Ross 63

Assists: Harper (Rizzo at 3rd base)

Picked Off: Harper (1st base by Hendricks)
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