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Chicago Cubs at Washington Nationals

Nationals Park, Washington Regular Season Final

Final score

The Chicago Cubs beat the Washington Nationals 12–6 on Wednesday, August 12, 2026 on the road.

Team Runs 2026 record
Chicago Cubs 12 89-73
at Washington Nationals 6 77-85

Line score

Team
Chicago Cubs 0 0 0 0 4 5 0 3 0 12 13 2
Washington Nationals 0 1 0 0 3 1 0 0 1 6 11 1
  • W: David Peterson (7-7)
  • L: Tom Cosgrove (0-2)
  • S: Javier Assad

Home runs

  • Chicago Cubs: Alex Bregman 3 (16), Dansby Swanson (18)
  • Washington Nationals: Abimelec Ortiz (3), José Tena (6)

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

Scoring plays

Inning Team Play Score
Bottom 2nd Washington Nationals Daylen Lile singles on a soft ground ball to third baseman Pedro Ramírez. Harry Ford scores. Andrew Pinckney to 3rd. Jacob Young to 2nd. 0–1
Top 5th Chicago Cubs Pete Crow-Armstrong doubles (24) on a line drive to right fielder Dylan Crews. Pedro Ramírez scores. Dansby Swanson to 3rd. 1–1
Top 5th Chicago Cubs Alex Bregman homers (14) on a fly ball to left center field. Dansby Swanson scores. Pete Crow-Armstrong scores. 4–1
Bottom 5th Washington Nationals Harry Ford doubles (5) on a ground ball to left fielder Tyrone Taylor. Brady House scores. 4–2
Bottom 5th Washington Nationals Daylen Lile singles on a line drive to right fielder Seiya Suzuki. Harry Ford scores. Andrew Pinckney scores. Jacob Young to 3rd. 4–4
Top 6th Chicago Cubs Dansby Swanson doubles (16) on a line drive to center fielder Jacob Young. Ian Happ scores. Pedro Ramírez to 3rd. 5–4
Top 6th Chicago Cubs Seiya Suzuki singles on a line drive to center fielder Jacob Young. Pedro Ramírez scores. Dansby Swanson scores. 7–4
Top 6th Chicago Cubs Alex Bregman homers (15) on a fly ball to left field. Seiya Suzuki scores. 9–4
Bottom 6th Washington Nationals Abimelec Ortiz homers (3) on a fly ball to right field. 9–5
Top 8th Chicago Cubs Dansby Swanson homers (18) on a fly ball to center field. 10–5
Top 8th Chicago Cubs Alex Bregman homers (16) on a fly ball to left center field. Seiya Suzuki scores. 12–5
Bottom 9th Washington Nationals José Tena homers (6) on a fly ball to center field. 12–6

Box score

Chicago Cubs

Batter
Pete Crow-Armstrong CF 6 1 1 1 0 3 .284
Seiya Suzuki RF 4 2 2 2 1 1 .273
Alex Bregman DH 3 3 3 7 2 0 .256
Carson Kelly C 4 0 0 0 1 2 .261
Michael Busch 1B 5 0 1 0 0 2 .245
Nico Hoerner 2B 5 0 1 0 0 0 .262
Tyrone Taylor LF 2 0 0 0 0 1 .238
Ian Happ LF 3 1 1 0 0 0 .218
Pedro Ramírez 3B 4 2 2 0 1 1 .302
Dansby Swanson SS 4 3 2 2 1 1 .216
Totals 40 12 13 12 6 11
Pitcher
David Peterson (W, 7-7) 5.0 9 4 3 3 6 0 90 5.35
Javier Assad (S, 2) 4.0 2 2 2 1 2 2 66 3.59

Washington Nationals

Batter
Dylan Crews RF 5 0 0 0 0 1 .214
Andrés Chaparro 1B 2 0 0 0 1 1 .225
Abimelec Ortiz 1B 2 1 1 1 0 0 .308
Brady House 3B 5 1 1 0 0 1 .236
CJ Abrams SS 3 0 0 0 2 3 .284
Harry Ford C 5 2 2 1 0 0 .227
Andrew Pinckney LF 2 1 1 0 1 0 .333
José Tena LF 1 1 1 1 0 0 .239
Jacob Young CF 5 0 2 0 0 0 .248
Daylen Lile DH 4 0 2 3 0 1 .247
Nasim Nuñez 2B 4 0 1 0 0 1 .230
Totals 38 6 11 6 4 8
Pitcher
Jackson Kent 4.0 3 3 3 5 6 0 78 6.75
Jake Bird 1.1 1 1 1 0 1 1 25 5.79
Tom Cosgrove (L, 0-2) 0.1 2 3 1 0 1 0 17 3.27
Yovanny Cruz 0.1 2 2 2 1 0 1 13 4.50
Trevor Williams 3.0 5 3 3 0 3 2 63 2.38

Game info

Weather
86 degrees, Cloudy
Wind
6 mph, Out To RF
First pitch
6:46 PM
Time of game
3:06
Attendance
21,116
Umpires
Home Plate: Jonathan Parra, First Base: Lance Barksdale, Second Base: Ryan Wills, Third Base: Ryan Additon

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 Aug 12

Matchup Status Details
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Houston Astros 2 at San Francisco Giants 1 Final Game page
Milwaukee Brewers 3 at San Diego Padres 4 Final (11) Game page
Pittsburgh Pirates 2 at Miami Marlins 8 Final Game page
Cleveland Guardians 6 at Detroit Tigers 4 Final Game page
Seattle Mariners 5 at New York Yankees 10 Final Game page
Boston Red Sox 4 at Toronto Blue Jays 6 Final Game page
New York Mets 3 at Atlanta Braves 6 Final Game page
Cincinnati Reds 0 at Chicago White Sox 5 Final Game page
Kansas City Royals 2 at Los Angeles Dodgers 4 Final Game page
Texas Rangers 2 at Los Angeles Angels 5 Final Game page

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