Friday, August 23rd, 2019 1:20PM CST
The Washington Nationals achieved a 9-3 victory over the Chicago Cubs on Friday, with Anibal Sanchez delivering an outstanding pitching effort that held the Cubs to just one hit through the ninth inning, while he also helped his own cause by executing two perfectly placed bunts.
Date: Friday, August 23rd, 2019
Time: 1:20PM CST
Stadium: Wrigley Field
Location: Chicago, Illinois
Attendance: 39,889
| Innings: | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
CHC |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
WSH |
1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |

Doubles: Castellanos (8, Grace)
Runs Batted In: Rizzo (82), Castellanos (13)
2-out Runs Batted In: Rizzo
Ground Into Double Play: Báez
Team Left On Base: 2
Team Runners Left In Scoring Position: 2-5 (Holland 0-1, Rizzo 1-1, Castellanos 1-1, Caratini 0-1, Happ 0-1)
Runners Left In Scoring Position With 2 Outs: Happ 1

Wild Pitches: Strop
Hit By Pitch: Suzuki (by Strop)
First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced: Lester 7/22; Strop 2/5; Holland 4/5; Chatwood 2/3; Cishek 3/5; Phelps 2/4
Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes: Lester-13-9-18-19; Strop-5-2-2-2; Holland-4-5-4-1; Chatwood-5-0-2-2; Cishek-4-4-1-3; Phelps-4-3-2-2
Ground Balls-Fly Balls: Lester 4-6; Strop 1-0; Holland 0-1; Chatwood 1-1; Cishek 1-1; Phelps 0-1
Game Scores: J Lester 22

Double Plays: 1 (Kemp-Báez-Rizzo)
Errors: Lester (1, ground ball)

Doubles: Kendrick (20, Holland); Robles (24, Strop)
Home Runs: Eaton (12, 1st inning off Lester 0 on, 1 Out); Soto (29, 7th inning off Phelps 0 on, 0 Out)
Runs Batted In: Sánchez (1), Kendrick (54), Suzuki (48), Eaton (41), Turner (43), Robles 2 (56), Soto (84)
2-out Runs Batted In: Sánchez, Robles (2)
Sacrifice Flies: Turner
Sacrifice Hit: Sánchez
Ground Into Double Play: Suzuki
Team Left On Base: 8
Team Runners Left In Scoring Position: 4-12 (Sánchez 1-2, Kendrick 0-1, Suzuki 1-2, Dozier 1-2, Eaton 0-1, Rendon 0-1, Turner 0-1, Robles 1-2)
Runners Left In Scoring Position With 2 Outs: Sánchez 2; Rendon 1; Turner 2; Robles 1

First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced: Sánchez 22/28; Grace 2/4
Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes: Sánchez-21-15-20-19; Grace-3-0-1-3
Ground Balls-Fly Balls: Sánchez 12-7; Grace 1-0
Game Scores: A Sanchez 79

Double Plays: 1 (Turner-Kendrick)
Errors: Rendon (8, throw)

Stolen Bases: Robles (21, 2nd base off Lester/Lucroy)
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