Saturday, August 5th, 2017 1:20PM CST
In a Saturday contest between division leaders, the Chicago Cubs defeated the Washington Nationals 7-4 to even their series. Willson Contreras contributed significantly to the Cubs' win, hitting a home run and driving in three runs, while Alex Avila also homered for his very first hit since joining Chicago.
Date: Saturday, August 5th, 2017
Time: 1:20PM CST
Stadium: Wrigley Field
Location: Chicago, Illinois
Attendance: 41,857
| Innings: | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
CHC |
4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | - |
WSH |
1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |

Doubles: Jay (12, Jackson); Bryant (22, Jackson)
Home Runs: Avila (1, 1st inning off Jackson 1 on, 2 Out); Contreras (19, 6th inning off Grace 1 on, 0 Out)
Runs Batted In: Bryant (48), Contreras 3 (68), Avila 2 (2), Jay (21)
2-out Runs Batted In: Avila 2
Team Left On Base: 3
Team Runners Left In Scoring Position: 3-9 (Schwarber 0-1, Jay 1-2, Bryant 1-2, Contreras 1-2, Rizzo 0-2)
Runners Left In Scoring Position With 2 Outs: Bryant 1; Contreras 1

First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced: Lackey 13/22; Duensing 2/3; Strop 2/4; Wilson 1/5; Davis 1/5
Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes: Lackey 18-6-18-17; Duensing 4-2-0-1; Strop 1-6-3-1; Wilson 2-0-7-3; Davis 3-3-10-1
Ground Balls-Fly Balls: Lackey 4-8; Duensing 1-0; Strop 1-0; Wilson 2-1; Davis 1-0
Game Scores: J Lackey 47

Errors: Contreras (14, throw); Báez (12, throw)

Stolen Bases: Báez (5, 2nd base off Jackson/Wieters); Happ (6, 2nd base off Albers/Lobatón)

Doubles: Wieters (18, Lackey)
Home Runs: Harper (28, 1st inning off Lackey 0 on, 2 Out)
Runs Batted In: Harper (81), Rendon (72), Wieters (38)
2-out Runs Batted In: Harper, Wieters
Sacrifice Flies: Rendon
Team Left On Base: 8
Team Runners Left In Scoring Position: 1-10 (Jackson 0-1, Rendon 0-1, Wieters 1-1, Goodwin 0-1, Difo 0-1, Lind 0-1, Zimmerman 0-1, Harper 0-2, Murphy 0-1)
Runners Left In Scoring Position With 2 Outs: Zimmerman 1; Harper 2

First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced: Jackson 9/20; Grace 5/5; Albers 3/4; Solís 2/5
Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes: Jackson 14-16-21-12; Grace 4-2-3-3; Albers 3-0-1-2; Solís 4-4-7-1
Ground Balls-Fly Balls: Jackson 3-3; Grace 1-0; Albers 0-1; Solís 1-0
Game Scores: E Jackson 47

Errors: Lobatón (6, throw)
Assists: Harper (Contreras at 3rd base)

Stolen Bases: Difo (4, 2nd base off Lackey/Avila)
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