Nationals at Cubs September 5, 2025

Game Time: 2:20 ET

Stadium: Wrigley Field

Attendance: 32,320

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WSH	0	0	0	2	0	3	0	0	0	5	6	0
CHC	5	1	0	2	0	2	0	1	X	11	10	0

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WSH	0	0	0	2	0	3	0	0	0	5	6	0
CHC	5	1	0	2	0	2	0	1	X	11	10	0

Game

Season

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Running

3rd inning - SB: Pete Crow-Armstrong (2nd base off J. Irvin/ R. Adams)

3rd inning - SB: Dansby Swanson (2nd base off J. Irvin/ R. Adams)

Fielding

Double Plays - 2 (Hoerner to Swanson to Busch,Shaw to Hoerner to Busch)

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Game Details

Game Time: 2:40

Umpires: HP-Clint Vondrak, 1B-Tony Randazzo, 2B-Phil Cuzzi, 3B-Dan Bellino

Weather: 66 degrees. Partly Cloudy

Wind: 16 MPH Left to Right

News From September 5, 2025

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Luis Garcia

Homers in loss

2BWashington Nationals

September 5, 2025

Garcia went 1-for-3 with a home run and three RBI in Friday's 11-5 loss to the Cubs.

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Jake Irvin

Jumped early Friday

PWashington Nationals

September 5, 2025

Irvin (8-11) took the loss against the Cubs on Friday, allowing seven runs on five hits and four walks with two strikeouts over 3.1 innings.

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Darren Baker

Outrighted to Triple-A

2BWashington Nationals

September 5, 2025

Baker received an outright assignment to Triple-A Rochester on Friday.

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Keibert Ruiz

Won't return this weekend

CWashington Nationals

September 5, 2025

Ruiz (concussion) will remain on his rehab assignment through the weekend, Andrew Golden of The Washington Post reported Friday.

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Jarlin Susana

Diagnosed with lat strain

PWashington Nationals AA

September 5, 2025

The Nationals announced Friday that Susana has been diagnosed with a right lat strain following an MRI, Andrew Golden of The Washington Post reports.

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Josiah Gray

Ready for rehab assignment

PWashington Nationals

September 5, 2025

Gray (elbow) will begin a rehab assignment with High-A Wilmington on Sunday, Andrew Golden of The Washington Post reports.

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Dylan Crews

Out of Friday's lineup

OFWashington Nationals

September 5, 2025

Crews is not in the lineup for Friday's game against the Cubs.

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Javier Assad

Good enough in win

PChicago Cubs

September 5, 2025

Assad (2-1) earned the win against the Nationals on Friday, allowing four runs on three hits and two walks with four strikeouts over 5.1 innings.

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Reese McGuire

Goes deep in win

CChicago Cubs

September 5, 2025

McGuire went 2-for-4 with a solo home run in Friday's 11-5 win over the Nationals.

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Pete Crow-Armstrong

Drives in two, swipes base Friday

OFChicago Cubs

September 5, 2025

Crow-Armstrong went 2-for-3 with a run scored, a stolen base and two RBI in Friday's 11-5 win over the Nationals.

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Nico Hoerner

Goes deep in win

2BChicago Cubs

September 5, 2025

Hoerner went 2-for-4 with a walk, a double, a home run, two RBI and two total runs scored in Friday's 11-5 win over the Nationals.

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Dansby Swanson

Launches 22nd home run

SSChicago Cubs

September 5, 2025

Swanson went 1-for-4 with a walk, a three-run home run and a stolen base in Friday's 11-5 win over the Nationals.

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Ian Happ

Homers, scores four times Friday

OFChicago Cubs

September 5, 2025

Happ went 1-for-2 with three walks, a solo home run and four total runs scored in Friday's 11-5 win over the Nationals.

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Carson Kelly

Not starting Friday

CChicago Cubs

September 5, 2025

Kelly is absent from the lineup for Friday's contest against the Nationals.

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Kyle Tucker

Remains out of lineup Friday

OFChicago Cubs

September 5, 2025

Tucker (calf) remains out of the lineup for Friday's game versus the Nationals.

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