MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
WASHINGTON NATIONALS AT CHICAGO CUBS
03/29/2026
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
WASHINGTON NATIONALS AT CHICAGO CUBS
GAME ID: 620 - SUNDAY, MARCH 29TH , 2026 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Washington Nationals (2-1) 0 0 3 0 0 0 3 0 0 6 16 1
Chicago Cubs (1-2) 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 9 0
Cubs Suffer 6-2 Home Defeat
The Washington Nationals knocked off the Chicago Cubs, 6-2, at Wrigley Field. Lucius Fox Jr. hit 2 singles and 1 double, while driving in 3 runs. The winning pitcher was Steve Moss. He tossed 89 pitches over 5 innings, allowing 2 runs on 4 hits. Dominic Bingham earned his 1st save, after closing out the game.

Washington took a 6-2 lead on Fox Jr.'s 1st double of the season. The bases-clearing double, which he hit off Trey Supak in the top of the seventh, propelled Washington to the win.

"I'm glad we can make our fans happy with a win," Fox Jr. told the Washington News.

The Nationals, now 2-1, have been playing some good baseball.
WASHINGTON BATTING LINESCORE CHICAGO BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
L. Carpio 2B 5 0 1 0 1 0 3 .125 0 0
B. Harper CF 5 0 1 0 0 0 3 .462 1 3
N. Castellanos 1B 4 1 1 0 1 1 3 .250 1 2
O. Hernandez C 5 2 3 0 0 0 5 .417 0 2
A. Judge DH 4 1 1 0 0 1 3 .273 0 1
D. Dahl RF 5 1 2 3 0 0 2 .167 0 4
J. Austin LF 5 1 3 0 0 0 1 .385 0 0
L. Fox Jr. SS 5 0 3 3 0 0 2 .385 0 3
M. Reuter 3B 5 0 1 0 0 1 4 .200 0 1
Totals 43 6 16 6 2 3 26      
BATTING
Doubles: J. Austin 2 (3, 2nd Inning off J. Paulino, 0 on, 1 out; 5th Inning off N. Richards, 0 on, 2 outs) , L. Fox Jr. (1, 7th Inning off T. Supak, 3 on, 1 out) , O. Hernandez (2, 8th Inning off T. Matzek, 0 on, 2 outs)
Triples: D. Dahl (1, 3rd Inning off J. Paulino, 3 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: L. Carpio , B. Harper , N. Castellanos , O. Hernandez 4 , A. Judge , D. Dahl 4 , J. Austin 5 , L. Fox Jr. 4 , M. Reuter
2-out RBI: D. Dahl
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , L. Carpio 2 , N. Castellanos , O. Hernandez , A. Judge , D. Dahl , J. Austin , L. Fox Jr. , M. Reuter
Hit by Pitch: A. Judge
Team LOB: 13

BASERUNNING
SB: L. Carpio (1) , L. Fox Jr. (1)

FIELDING
Errors: L. Fox Jr. (1)
Double Plays: 2 (Reuter-Carpio-Castellanos, Carpio-Fox Jr.-Castellanos)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Hicks LF 4 0 1 2 1 0 2 .222 1 5
K. Wilson 3B 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .091 0 0
F. Barreto 2B 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 .500 0 0
B. Collins 1B 4 0 2 0 0 0 2 .500 0 0
Q. Coleman CF 4 0 1 0 0 2 2 .364 0 0
R. Snyder SS 3 1 0 0 1 1 1 .000 0 0
D. Hopper RF 3 1 1 0 1 1 0 .200 0 1
J. Bly C 4 0 1 0 0 0 3 .182 0 0
D. Williams DH 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .273 0 1
Totals 34 2 9 2 3 5 14      
BATTING
Doubles: Q. Coleman (2, 6th Inning off P. Rodriguez, 0 on, 2 outs)
Triples: R. Hicks (1, 5th Inning off S. Moss, 2 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: R. Hicks 3 , F. Barreto 2 , B. Collins 2 , Q. Coleman 2 , D. Hopper , J. Bly , D. Williams
2-out RBI: R. Hicks
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: R. Hicks , K. Wilson , Q. Coleman , R. Snyder
GIDP: K. Wilson , B. Collins
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
CS: B. Collins (1)
WASHINGTON PITCHING LINESCORE CHICAGO PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR BF PI ERA   
S. Moss W (1-0) 5.0 4 2 2 3 2 0 21 89 3.60   
P. Rodriguez H (1) 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 3 11 0.00   
A. Viloria 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 7 0.00   
R. McJannett 1.2 4 0 0 0 1 0 9 23 0.00   
D. Bingham SV (1) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: S. Moss 50
Batters Faced: S. Moss 21, P. Rodriguez 3, A. Viloria 3, R. McJannett 9, D. Bingham 1
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: S. Moss 6-5, P. Rodriguez 1-0, A. Viloria 0-2, R. McJannett 3-1, D. Bingham 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: S. Moss 89-53, P. Rodriguez 11-8, A. Viloria 7-6, R. McJannett 23-16, D. Bingham 2-1
Inherited Runners - Scored: P. Rodriguez 1-0 , D. Bingham 2-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR BF PI ERA   
J. Paulino L (0-1) 4.0 8 3 3 2 0 0 22 92 6.75   
N. Richards 2.0 2 0 0 0 0 0 8 26 0.00   
T. Supak 0.1 4 3 3 0 1 0 5 15 20.25   
T. Matzek 1.2 1 0 0 0 1 0 7 29 0.00   
K. Mella 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 4 11 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Paulino 32
Batters Faced: J. Paulino 22, N. Richards 8, T. Supak 5, T. Matzek 7, K. Mella 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Paulino 2-10, N. Richards 5-1, T. Supak 0-0, T. Matzek 1-3, K. Mella 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: J. Paulino 92-59, N. Richards 26-18, T. Supak 15-9, T. Matzek 29-17, K. Mella 11-9
Inherited Runners - Scored: T. Matzek 1-0
WP: T. Matzek
Hit Batsmen: T. Matzek
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Lucius Fox Jr.
Ballpark: Wrigley Field
Weather: Partly Cloudy (39 degrees), wind blowing right to left at 11 mph
Start Time: 1:20 PM CT
Time: 3:33
Attendance: 40771
Special Notes: RP Paco Rodriguez was injured while pitching.
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