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Washington Nationals at Chicago Cubs

Wrigley Field, Chicago Regular Season Final

Final score

The Washington Nationals beat the Chicago Cubs 6–3 on Sunday, March 29, 2026 on the road.

Team Runs 2026 record
Washington Nationals 6 77-85
at Chicago Cubs 3 89-73

Line score

Team
Washington Nationals 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 6 11 2
Chicago Cubs 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 3 4 0
  • W: Jake Irvin (1-0)
  • L: Shota Imanaga (0-1)
  • S: Clayton Beeter

Home runs

  • Washington Nationals: Joey Wiemer (2), Keibert Ruiz (1)
  • Chicago Cubs: Alex Bregman 2 (2), Ian Happ (2)

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

Scoring plays

Inning Team Play Score
Top 1st Washington Nationals Joey Wiemer homers (2) on a fly ball to left center field. Brady House scores. Daylen Lile scores. 3–0
Bottom 4th Chicago Cubs Alex Bregman homers (1) on a fly ball to center field. 3–1
Bottom 4th Chicago Cubs Ian Happ homers (2) on a fly ball to left field. 3–2
Top 6th Washington Nationals Keibert Ruiz out on a sacrifice fly to center fielder Pete Crow-Armstrong. Daylen Lile scores. 4–2
Top 8th Washington Nationals Keibert Ruiz homers (1) on a fly ball to left center field. Nasim Nuñez scores. 6–2
Bottom 8th Chicago Cubs Alex Bregman homers (2) on a fly ball to right center field. 6–3

Box score

Washington Nationals

Batter
James Wood DH 4 0 0 0 1 2 .077
Andrés Chaparro 1B 3 0 0 0 0 2 .333
Luis García Jr. 1B 2 0 1 0 0 0 .250
Brady House 3B 5 1 2 0 0 1 .308
Daylen Lile LF 4 2 2 0 1 1 .333
Joey Wiemer RF 3 1 3 3 1 0 1.000
CJ Abrams SS 3 0 0 0 0 2 .143
Nasim Nuñez 2B 4 1 1 0 0 1 .222
Keibert Ruiz C 3 1 1 3 0 0 .286
Jacob Young CF 4 0 1 0 0 0 .182
Totals 35 6 11 6 3 9
Pitcher
Jake Irvin (W, 1-0) 5.0 3 2 2 1 7 2 93 3.60
PJ Poulin (H, 1) 0.2 0 0 0 1 1 0 14 0.00
Gus Varland (H, 1) 1.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 9 0.00
Cionel Pérez 1.0 1 1 1 0 1 1 11 4.50
Clayton Beeter (S, 1) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0.00

Chicago Cubs

Batter
Michael Busch 1B 4 0 0 0 0 2 .333
Alex Bregman 3B 4 2 2 2 0 0 .231
Ian Happ LF 3 1 1 1 1 2 .231
Pete Crow-Armstrong CF 4 0 0 0 0 0 .308
Nico Hoerner 2B 4 0 1 0 0 1 .182
Carson Kelly C 4 0 0 0 0 1 .143
Moisés Ballesteros DH 4 0 0 0 0 1 .100
Dansby Swanson SS 3 0 0 0 0 2 .125
Michael Conforto RF 2 0 0 0 1 1 .000
Totals 32 3 4 3 2 10
Pitcher
Shota Imanaga (L, 0-1) 5.0 6 4 4 2 7 1 82 7.20
Phil Maton 1.0 0 0 0 1 1 0 23 0.00
Hunter Harvey 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 10 0.00
Hoby Milner 1.0 2 2 2 0 0 1 17 9.00
Daniel Palencia 1.0 2 0 0 0 1 0 16 0.00

Game info

Weather
59 degrees, Cloudy
Wind
4 mph, Out To CF
First pitch
1:20 PM
Time of game
2:34
Attendance
33,559
Umpires
Home Plate: Roberto Ortiz, First Base: Alex MacKay, Second Base: Alan Porter, Third Base: Jim Wolf

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 29

Matchup Status Details
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Colorado Rockies 3 at Miami Marlins 4 Final Game page
Boston Red Sox 2 at Cincinnati Reds 3 Final Game page
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Los Angeles Angels 7 at Houston Astros 9 Final Game page
Tampa Bay Rays 11 at St. Louis Cardinals 7 Final Game page
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