| Overall | After Win | After Loss | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Game 1 | 1-0 | 1-3 | 3-1 |
| Game 2 | 0-0 | 1-3 | 1-2 |
| Game 3 | 0-0 | 1-1 | 2-3 |
| Game 4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1-0 |
| Overall | After Win | After Loss | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Game 1 | 0-1 | 2-3 | 1-2 |
| Game 2 | 0-0 | 1-1 | 4-1 |
| Game 3 | 0-0 | 3-2 | 2-0 |
| Game 4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Team | R | H | E | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
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2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
|
|
10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Washington Pitcher
M. Mikolas
(L)
Chi. Cubs Pitcher
C. Horton
(W)
| Team | ML | O/U (Margin) | ATS (Margin) |
|---|---|---|---|
|
|
+200 | 8.5o (3.5) | +1.5 |
|
|
-245 | 8.5u | -1.5 (6.5) |
| POS | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| J. Wood | RF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .111 |
| D. Millas | C | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .000 |
| L. Garcia Jr. | 1B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .167 |
| D. Lile | LF | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .250 |
| B. House | 3B | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | .250 |
| J. Vivas | 2B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .000 |
| N. Nunez | SS | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .200 |
| J. Tena | DH | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 |
| A. Chaparro | PH -DH | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .667 |
| J. Young | CF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .143 |
| Totals | 28 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 10 | ||
Battling
Fielding
| POS | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M. Busch | 1B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .500 |
| A. Bregman | 3B | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | .111 |
| I. Happ | LF | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .200 |
| P. Crow-Armstrong | CF | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .444 |
| N. Hoerner | 2B | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | .143 |
| D. Swanson | SS | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .200 |
| M. Ballesteros | DH | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | .167 |
| C. Kelly | PH -DH | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .333 |
| M. Shaw | RF | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | .167 |
| M. Amaya | C | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .500 |
| Totals | 34 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 12 | ||
Battling
Baserunning
Fielding
| IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | ERA | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M. Mikolas (L 0-1) | 5 .0 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 7.20 |
| A. Granillo | 0 .2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 27.00 |
| K. Waldichuk | 1 .1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 13.50 |
| C. Henry | 1 .0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 |
| IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | ERA | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C. Horton (W 1-0) | 6 .1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2.84 |
| P. Maton | 0 .2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 |
| C. Thielbar | 1 .0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 |
| J. Webb | 1 .0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
Location Wrigley Field
Temperature 45° Temperature
Attendance 34,834 attendance
Home Jim Wolf
1st Roberto Ortiz
2nd Alex MacKay
3rd Alan Porter
| Date | Home | Result | ML | O/U | WAS Starter (IP) | CHC Starter (IP) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 26, '26 | CHC |
|
WAS +176 | o7.0 | C. Cavalli (3.2) | M. Boyd (3.2) |
| Sep 07, '25 | CHC |
|
WAS +158 | o7.5 | A. Alvarez (4.2) | D. Pomeranz (1.0) |
| Sep 06, '25 | CHC |
|
WAS +215 | u8.5 | B. Lord (5.2) | M. Boyd (7.0) |
| Sep 05, '25 | CHC |
|
CHC -220 | o10.5 | J. Irvin (3.1) | J. Assad (5.1) |
| Jun 05, '25 | WAS |
|
CHC -154 | u9.5 | J. Irvin (5.0) | D. Pomeranz (1.0) |
| Jun 04, '25 | WAS |
|
WAS +118 | u8.0 | M. Gore (7.0) | M. Boyd (7.1) |
| Jun 03, '25 | WAS |
|
CHC -142 | o9.0 | T. Williams (4.1) | C. Horton (5.1) |
| Sep 22, '24 | CHC |
|
CHC -201 | u8.0 | J. Irvin (4.0) | S. Imanaga (7.0) |
| Sep 21, '24 | CHC |
|
WAS +118 | u8.0 | M. Gore (7.0) | K. Hendricks (5.1) |
| Sep 20, '24 | CHC |
|
CHC -159 | u9.5 | T. Williams (5.0) | J. Taillon (6.0) |
Last Meeting ( Mar 26, 2026 ) Washington 10, Chi. Cubs 4
Washington Nationals rookie manager Blake Butera basked in the achievement of winning his first game Thursday.
Once his players let him be, that is.
"They grabbed me and next thing you know, there was a lot of liquids all over me in the shower," Butera said. "All kinds of stuff. Shaving cream, beer, you name it."
On Saturday, the Nationals will aim for another novelty in Butera's young career. A victory against the host Chicago Cubs would give Washington's 33-year-old skipper his first series win.
The Cubs, meanwhile, hope to avoid starting 0-2 for the third consecutive season. Chicago pitching yielded home runs to Joey Wiemer, Jacob Young and Brady House during Thursday's 10-4 defeat.
"You're going to your bullpen in the fourth inning -- some bad things have happened if that's the case, and that was the case," Cubs manager Craig Counsell said after left-hander Matthew Boyd was rocked early. "We were in the game a little bit with all the runners on base we had every inning ... the next hit was kind of missing.
"Obviously you're down a little bit, you've got to string together a rally. We just never could do that."
Michael Busch (three hits) and Pete Crow-Armstrong (two) did what they could for the Chicago offense. Wiemer (three hits) and House (two) followed suit for the Nationals and will look to continue their hot starts.
Veteran right-hander Miles Mikolas will get the call for Washington as he faces an old nemesis.
Mikolas went 8-11 with a 4.84 ERA in 31 starts in 2025, his last of seven seasons with Chicago's longtime rival, the St. Louis Cardinals.
Washington signed Mikolas, 37, in February with the hopes he could stabilize the rotation not only with his penchant for logging innings but his acumen off the diamond, as well.
"I'm not chasing any records or anything like that," Mikolas said. "But I'd like to leave an imprint on the game in some way, shape or form. Whether that's sharing my experience -- being a guy who was a reliever-turned-starter, to Japan and coming back and having some success, and doing a lot of different things -- or being able to leave some knowledge here and there."
Mikolas also strives to leave the ball in the confines -- Wrigley Field's friendly variety or otherwise. He yielded a career-high 29 home runs last season, including nine over 11 combined innings in losses at Chicago on July 4 and Sept. 26. Busch and Crow-Armstrong each went deep three times over those two games.
Mikolas is 6-8 with a 3.73 ERA in 25 career appearances against the Cubs, including 23 starts. He will face Cubs right-hander Cade Horton, who had 17 strikeouts in 16 2/3 spring innings and is eager to build on a standout rookie season in which he went 11-4 with a 2.67 ERA in 23 games, including 22 starts.
Making his fourth career start on June 3, Horton delivered 5 1/3 sharp innings to defeat the host Nationals. He scattered three runs, one earned, and five hits with one walk and three strikeouts.
--Field Level Media
| Player | POS | Status | Date | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| M. Kranick | RP | Fifteen Day IL - Elbow( May 04, '26) | May 04, '26 | |
| The Washington Nationals placed RHP Max Kranick on the 15-day injured list due to a right elbow injury. | ||||
| C. Beeter | RP | Fifteen Day IL - Forearm( Apr 25, '26) | Apr 25, '26 | |
| The Washington Nationals placed RHP Clayton Beeter on the 15-day injured list due to right forearm soreness. | ||||
| K. Waldichuk | SP | Sixty Day IL - Forearm( Apr 15, '26) | Apr 15, '26 | |
| The Washington Nationals transferred LHP Ken Waldichuk from the 15-day injured list to the 60-day injured list with left forearm tightness. | ||||
| C. Henry | RP | Fifteen Day IL - Shoulder( Apr 12, '26) | Apr 12, '26 | |
| The Washington Nationals placed RHP Cole Henry on the 15-day injured list with right rotator cuff strain. | ||||
| J. Gray | SP | Sixty Day IL - Elbow( Mar 22, '26) | Mar 22, '26 | |
| The Washington Nationals placed RHP Josiah Gray on the 60-day injured list with a right flexor strain. | ||||
| D. Herz | SP | Sixty Day IL - Elbow( Feb 10, '26) | Feb 10, '26 | |
| The Washington Nationals placed LHP DJ Herz on the 60-day injured list as he recovers from Tommy John surgery. | ||||
| T. Williams | SP | Sixty Day IL - Elbow( Feb 09, '26) | Feb 09, '26 | |
| The Washington Nationals placed RHP Trevor Williams on the 60-day injured list due to a right elbow sprain. | ||||
| Player | POS | Status | Date | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| M. Boyd | SP | Fifteen Day IL - Knee( May 05, '26) | May 05, '26 | |
| The Chicago Cubs said on Thursday (May 7) that LHP Matthew Boyd will miss at least 1 month. | ||||
| R. Martin | RP | Fifteen Day IL - Elbow( Apr 25, '26) | Apr 25, '26 | |
| The Chicago Cubs placed LHP Riley Martin on the 15-day injured list. | ||||
| C. Thielbar | RP | Fifteen Day IL - Hamstring( Apr 23, '26) | Apr 23, '26 | |
| The Chicago Cubs placed LHP Caleb Thielbar on the 15-day injured list due to left hamstring strain. | ||||
| P. Hodge | RP | Sixty Day IL - Elbow( Apr 23, '26) | Apr 23, '26 | |
| The Chicago Cubs transaferred RHP Porter Hodge to the 60-day injured list with a right elbow strain. | ||||
| C. Horton | SP | Sixty Day IL - Forearm( Apr 17, '26) | Apr 17, '26 | |
| The Chicago Cubs transferred RHP Cade Horton to the 60-day injured list due right forearm discomfort. | ||||
| H. Harvey | RP | Fifteen Day IL - Tricep( Apr 11, '26) | Apr 11, '26 | |
| The Chicago Cubs placed RHP Hunter Harvey on the 15-day injured list with right triceps inflammation. | ||||
| J. Steele | SP | Sixty Day IL - Elbow( Mar 24, '26) | Mar 24, '26 | |
| The Chicago Cubs placed LHP Justin Steele on the 60-day injured list with a left elbow injury. | ||||
| J. Wicks | SP | Fifteen Day IL - Forearm( Mar 24, '26) | Mar 24, '26 | |
| The Chicago Cubs placed LHP Jordan Wicks on the 15-day injured list with left forearm inflammation. | ||||
| T. Austin | 1B | Sixty Day IL - Knee( Mar 23, '26) | Mar 23, '26 | |
| The Chicago Cubs placed INF Tyler Austin on the 60-day injured list due to a right knee injury. | ||||
| S. Miller | RP | Sixty Day IL - Elbow( Feb 28, '26) | Feb 28, '26 | |
| The Chicago Cubs placed RHP Shelby Miller on the 60-day injured list due to a right elbow UCL injury. | ||||
|
Date
Score
|
Line | O/U | IP | H | R | ER | SO | BB | HR | PIT | P/IP | GB:FB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Sep 26, '25
CHC 12 - STL 1
|
L +161 | o9.0 | 5.0 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 79 | 15.8 | 2.0 |
|
Sep 20, '25
STL 2 - MIL 3
|
L +124 | u8.5 | 5.0 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 95 | 19.0 | 7.0 |
|
Sep 14, '25
MIL 2 - STL 3
|
W +167 | u8.5 | 5.0 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 88 | 17.6 | 0.7 |
|
Sep 08, '25
SEA 4 - STL 2
|
L +206 | u7.5 | 5.0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 77 | 15.4 | 1.5 |
|
Sep 02, '25
STL 2 - ATH 1
|
W -106 | u8.5 | 6.0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 67 | 11.2 | 2.3 |
| Last 5 Avg. | 5.0 | 5.0 | 2.2 | 2.2 | 2.8 | 0.8 | 1.0 | 81.2 | 15.8 | 2.7 |
|
Date
Score
|
Line | O/U | IP | H | R | ER | SO | BB | HR | PIT | P/IP | GB:FB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Sep 26, '25
CHC 12 - STL 1
|
L +161 | o9.0 | 5.0 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 79 | 15.8 | 2.0 |
|
Jul 04, '25
CHC 11 - STL 3
|
L +130 | o9.5 | 6.0 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 103 | 17.2 | 0.8 |
|
Aug 04, '24
CHC 6 - STL 2
|
L +123 | u9.0 | 4.0 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 88 | 22.0 | 0.0 |
| Last 3 Avg. | 5.0 | 7.3 | 5.3 | 5.3 | 3.7 | 1.0 | 3.0 | 90.0 | 18.3 | 0.9 |
|
Date
Score
|
Line | O/U | IP | H | R | ER | SO | BB | HR | PIT | P/IP | GB:FB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Sep 23, '25
CHC 7 - NYM 9
|
L -108 | o7.0 | 3.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 29 | 9.7 | 0.3 |
|
Sep 16, '25
PIT 1 - CHC 4
|
W +111 | u6.5 | 5.0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 79 | 15.8 | 0.4 |
|
Sep 09, '25
ATL 1 - CHC 6
|
W -108 | u8.5 | 6.1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 87 | 13.7 | 1.6 |
|
Sep 03, '25
CHC 1 - ATL 5
|
L -144 | u8.0 | 5.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 75 | 15.0 | 1.5 |
|
Aug 29, '25
COL 7 - CHC 11
|
W -207 | o11.0 | 5.0 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 70 | 14.0 | 0.3 |
| Last 5 Avg. | 4.2 | 3.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 4.0 | 0.8 | 0.4 | 68.0 | 13.6 | 0.8 |
|
Date
Score
|
Line | O/U | IP | H | R | ER | SO | BB | HR | PIT | P/IP | GB:FB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Jun 03, '25
WAS 3 - CHC 8
|
W -142 | o9.0 | 5.1 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 77 | 14.4 | 9.0 |
| Last 1 Avg. | 5.1 | 5.0 | 3.0 | 1.0 | 3.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 77.0 | 14.4 | 9.0 |
| Team | ERA | AVG. | OBP | WHIP | IP | HR | BB | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
|
3.00 | .235 | .350 | 1.56 | 9.0 | 0.0 | 6.0 | 9.0 |
|
|
8.00 | .297 | .350 | 1.44 | 9.0 | 3.0 | 2.0 | 12.0 |
| Team | Runs/9 | ERA | AVG. | OBP | WHIP | IP | HR | BB | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
|
7.36 | 4.91 | .214 | .353 | 1.64 | 3.2 | 0.0 | 3.0 | 5.0 |
|
|
14.73 | 14.73 | .375 | .412 | 1.91 | 3.2 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 7.0 |
| Team | Runs/9 | ERA | AVG. | OBP | WHIP | IP | HR | BB | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
|
1.69 | 1.69 | .250 | .348 | 1.50 | 5.1 | 0.0 | 3.0 | 4.0 |
|
|
6.75 | 3.38 | .238 | .304 | 1.13 | 5.1 | 2.0 | 1.0 | 5.0 |