Washington Nationals vs. Chicago Cubs

Nationals Batting

Doubles: Dozier (3, Montgomery); Taylor (3, Hamels); Soto (6, Kintzler)

Home Runs: Rendon (7, 3rd inning off Hamels 1 on, 0 Out)

Runs Batted In: Suzuki (17), Dozier 2 (9), Rendon 2 (23)

2-out Runs Batted In: Dozier (2)

Ground Into Double Play: Rendon

Team Left On Base: 11

Team Runners Left In Scoring Position: 3-13 (Suzuki 1-3, Scherzer 0-1, Dozier 2-2, Eaton 0-1, Gomes 0-1, Taylor 0-2, Turner 0-1)

Runners Left In Scoring Position With 2 Outs: Suzuki 2; Eaton 2; Gomes 1; Taylor 2

Nationals Pitching

Pitcher Notes: Scherzer pitched to 2 batters in the 6th. ; Jennings pitched to 5 batters in the 8th. ; Miller pitched to 1 batter in the 7th. ; Ross pitched to 3 batters in the 7th. ; Grace pitched to 1 batter in the 9th. ; Barraclough pitched to 2 batters in the 8th.

Hit By Pitch: Rizzo (by Jennings); Caratini (by Ross)

First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced: Scherzer 16/26; Jennings 3/6; Miller 2/5; Ross 2/3; Grace 3/8; Barraclough 3/4

Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes: Scherzer-14-22-24-14; Jennings-5-5-3-2; Miller-1-2-2-3; Ross-2-0-2-2; Grace-3-1-9-7; Barraclough-4-0-8-4

Ground Balls-Fly Balls: Scherzer 3-5; Miller 0-1; Ross 0-1; Grace 2-1; Barraclough 0-1

Game Scores: M Scherzer 52

Nationals Fielding

Double Plays: 2 (Kendrick-Turner-Scherzer, Rendon-Dozier-Kendrick)

Errors: Turner (1, throw)

Nationals Baserunning

Stolen Bases: Turner (5, 2nd base off Ryan/Contreras)

Cubs Batting

Doubles: Báez (16, Scherzer)

Home Runs: Contreras (11, 9th inning off Grace 1 on, 2 Out); Almora Jr. (4, 2nd inning off Scherzer 1 on, 1 Out); Bryant 3 (11, 7th inning off Miller 1 on, 1 Out, 8th inning off Barraclough 0 on, 1 Out, 9th inning off Grace 1 on, 1 Out); Schwarber (6, 8th inning off Barraclough 1 on, 1 Out)

Runs Batted In: Báez (30), Contreras 2 (29), Almora Jr. 2 (13), Bryant 5 (31), Schwarber 2 (13), Zagunis (5)

2-out Runs Batted In: Báez, Contreras (2)

Ground Into Double Play: Rizzo; Bryant

Team Left On Base: 11

Team Runners Left In Scoring Position: 3-12 (Hamels 0-1, Rizzo 0-1, Báez 1-1, Contreras 1-2, Zagunis 1-1)

Runners Left In Scoring Position With 2 Outs: Hamels 1; Contreras 1

Cubs Pitching

Pitcher Notes: Hamels pitched to 1 batter in the 5th. ; Kintzler pitched to 1 batter in the 7th. ; Montgomery pitched to 3 batters in the 9th. ; Edwards Jr. pitched to 1 batter in the 7th.

Balks: Edwards Jr.

Hit By Pitch: Robles (by Hamels)

First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced: Hamels 10/26; Kintzler 3/5; Brach 1/1; Montgomery 4/9; Edwards Jr. 1/0; Ryan 2/3

Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes: Hamels-8-10-25-17; Kintzler-4-0-0-5; Brach-0-0-0-1; Montgomery-10-1-11-8; Edwards Jr.-2-0-0-0; Ryan-3-0-2-2

Ground Balls-Fly Balls: Hamels 3-7; Kintzler 1-1; Brach 1-0; Montgomery 3-3; Ryan 1-0

Game Scores: C Hamels 47

Cubs Fielding

Double Plays: 1 (Báez-Russell-Rizzo)