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Washington Nationals at Chicago Cubs

Wrigley Field, Chicago Cubs Home Opener Final

Final score

The Washington Nationals beat the Chicago Cubs 10–4 on Thursday, March 26, 2026 on the road.

Team Runs 2026 record
Washington Nationals 10 77-85
at Chicago Cubs 4 89-73

Line score

Team
Washington Nationals 0 1 0 6 0 1 0 0 2 10 11 2
Chicago Cubs 0 0 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 4 8 1
  • W: Brad Lord (1-0)
  • L: Matthew Boyd (0-1)

Home runs

  • Washington Nationals: Brady House (1), Joey Wiemer (1), Jacob Young (1)

Numbers in brackets are the player's season totals after the game.

Scoring plays

Inning Team Play Score
Top 2nd Washington Nationals Joey Wiemer homers (1) on a fly ball to left field. 1–0
Bottom 3rd Chicago Cubs Michael Busch singles on a fly ball to left fielder James Wood. Dansby Swanson scores. 1–1
Bottom 3rd Chicago Cubs Pete Crow-Armstrong singles on a ground ball to right fielder Joey Wiemer. Michael Busch scores. Alex Bregman out at 3rd on the throw, right fielder Joey Wiemer to catcher Keibert Ruiz to third baseman Brady House. 1–2
Top 4th Washington Nationals Daylen Lile singles on a sharp line drive to right fielder Matt Shaw. Andrés Chaparro scores. Brady House to 3rd. 2–2
Top 4th Washington Nationals Nationals challenged (tag play), call on the field was upheld: CJ Abrams singles on a sharp line drive to right fielder Matt Shaw. Brady House scores. Daylen Lile scores. CJ Abrams out at 2nd on the throw, right fielder Matt Shaw to second baseman Nico Hoerner to shortstop Dansby Swanson. Joey Wiemer to 3rd. 4–2
Top 4th Washington Nationals Nasim Nuñez grounds out, shortstop Dansby Swanson to first baseman Michael Busch. Joey Wiemer scores. 5–2
Top 4th Washington Nationals Jacob Young homers (1) on a fly ball to right field. Keibert Ruiz scores. 7–2
Bottom 4th Chicago Cubs Dansby Swanson grounds out, second baseman Nasim Nuñez to first baseman Andrés Chaparro. Nico Hoerner scores. Carson Kelly to 3rd. 7–3
Top 6th Washington Nationals Jacob Young flies out to right fielder Matt Shaw. 8–3
Bottom 7th Chicago Cubs Pete Crow-Armstrong singles on a bunt ground ball to third baseman Brady House. Michael Busch scores. Alex Bregman to 2nd. 8–4
Top 9th Washington Nationals Brady House homers (1) on a fly ball to right field. Luis García Jr. scores. 10–4

Box score

Washington Nationals

Batter
James Wood LF 5 0 0 0 0 4 .000
Andrés Chaparro 1B 3 1 2 0 0 0 .667
Luis García Jr. 1B 2 1 0 0 0 0 .000
Brady House 3B 5 2 2 2 0 2 .400
Daylen Lile DH 5 1 1 1 0 2 .200
Joey Wiemer RF 3 2 3 1 1 0 1.000
CJ Abrams SS 4 0 1 2 0 1 .250
Nasim Nuñez 2B 2 1 0 1 1 1 .000
Keibert Ruiz C 4 1 1 0 0 1 .250
Jacob Young CF 4 1 1 2 0 1 .250
Totals 37 10 11 9 2 12
Pitcher
Cade Cavalli 3.2 3 3 2 3 5 0 75 4.91
PJ Poulin 1.0 1 0 0 1 0 0 24 0.00
Brad Lord (W, 1-0) 2.1 4 1 1 0 1 0 47 3.86
Clayton Beeter 1.0 0 0 0 2 1 0 24 0.00
Cionel Pérez 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 12 0.00

Chicago Cubs

Batter
Michael Busch 1B 4 2 3 1 1 0 .750
Alex Bregman 3B 4 0 1 0 1 1 .250
Ian Happ LF 5 0 1 0 0 3 .200
Pete Crow-Armstrong CF 5 0 2 2 0 2 .400
Nico Hoerner 2B 4 1 0 0 0 1 .000
Carson Kelly C 3 0 1 0 1 0 .333
Moisés Ballesteros DH 3 0 0 0 1 1 .000
Dansby Swanson SS 2 1 0 1 2 0 .000
Matt Shaw RF 3 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Michael Conforto RF 1 0 0 0 0 1 .000
Totals 34 4 8 4 6 9
Pitcher
Matthew Boyd (L, 0-1) 3.2 6 6 6 1 7 1 63 14.73
Ben Brown 3.1 3 2 2 1 3 1 49 5.40
Hoby Milner 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 11 0.00
Jacob Webb 1.0 1 2 0 0 2 1 15 0.00

Game info

Weather
49 degrees, Cloudy
Wind
22 mph, In From LF
First pitch
1:20 PM
Time of game
2:59
Attendance
39,712
Umpires
Home Plate: Alan Porter, First Base: Jim Wolf, Second Base: Roberto Ortiz, Third Base: Alex MacKay

2026 season series

Matchup Status Details
Washington Nationals 10 at Chicago Cubs 4 Final Game page
Washington Nationals 2 at Chicago Cubs 10 Final Game page
Washington Nationals 6 at Chicago Cubs 3 Final Game page
Chicago Cubs 8 at Washington Nationals 6 Final Game page
Chicago Cubs 12 at Washington Nationals 6 Final Game page
Chicago Cubs 0 at Washington Nationals 7 Final Game page

Other MLB games on Mar 26

Matchup Status Details
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Boston Red Sox 3 at Cincinnati Reds 0 Final Game page
Tampa Bay Rays 7 at St. Louis Cardinals 9 Final Game page
Texas Rangers 3 at Philadelphia Phillies 5 Final Game page
Arizona Diamondbacks 2 at Los Angeles Dodgers 8 Final Game page
Cleveland Guardians 6 at Seattle Mariners 4 Final Game page

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