Chicago Cubs @ Washington Nationals — Aug 12, 2026

MLB Nationals Park, Washington, DC·August 12, 2026
Chicago Cubs CHC 71-50, 36-26 Away
12
Final
6
Washington Nationals WSH 59-63, 26-36 Home
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 T
CHC 0 0 0 0 4 5 0 3 0 12
WSH 0 1 0 0 3 1 0 0 1 6
Umpires HP Jonathan Parra 1B Lance Barksdale 2B Ryan Wills 3B Ryan Additon
Leaders
Hits
A.
A. Bregman 3B CHC
3 H
H. Ford-DUP C WSH
2 H
Home Runs
A.
A. Bregman 3B CHC
3 HR
A. Ortiz 1B WSH
1 HR
RBI
A.
A. Bregman 3B CHC
7 RBI
D.
D. Lile LF WSH
3 RBI
Batting
Cubs
Nationals
AB — At Bats · R — Runs · H — Hits · RBI — Runs Batted In · HR — Home Runs · BB — Walks · SO — Strikeouts · LOB — Left on Base
Pitching
Cubs
Nationals
IP — Innings Pitched · H — Hits Allowed · R — Runs · ER — Earned Runs · BB — Walks · K — Strikeouts · HR — Home Runs Allowed · PC-ST — Pitches-Strikes
Play-by-Play
Bot 9th 0 - 1 12 - 6
12 - 6
José Tena José Tena homers to center field. HR RBI
Top 8th 3 - 0 12 - 5
HR RBI 2 Alex Bregman Alex Bregman homers to center field. Seiya Suzuki scores.
12 - 5
HR RBI Dansby Swanson Dansby Swanson homers to center field.
10 - 5
Bot 6th 0 - 1 9 - 5
9 - 5
Abimelec Ortiz Abimelec Ortiz homers to right field. HR RBI
Top 6th 5 - 0 9 - 4
HR RBI 2 Alex Bregman Alex Bregman homers to left field. Seiya Suzuki scores.
9 - 4
RBI 2 Seiya Suzuki Seiya Suzuki singles to center field. Dansby Swanson scores. Pedro Ramirez scores.
7 - 4
2B RBI Dansby Swanson Dansby Swanson doubles to deep left center field. Pedro Ramirez to third. Ian Happ scores.
5 - 4
Bot 5th 0 - 3 4 - 4
4 - 4
Daylen Lile Daylen Lile singles to shallow center field. Jacob Young to third. Andrew Pinckney scores. Harry Ford scores. RBI 2
4 - 2
Harry Ford-DUP Harry Ford doubles to left field. Brady House scores. 2B RBI
Top 5th 4 - 0 4 - 1
HR RBI 3 Alex Bregman Alex Bregman homers to center field. Pete Crow-Armstrong scores. Dansby Swanson scores.
4 - 1
2B RBI Pete Crow-Armstrong Pete Crow-Armstrong doubles to right field. Dansby Swanson to third. Pedro Ramirez scores.
1 - 1
Bot 2nd 0 - 1 0 - 1
0 - 1
Daylen Lile Daylen Lile singles to shallow infield. Jacob Young to second. Andrew Pinckney to third. Harry Ford scores. RBI
Score Lines
Lead Tracker
Lead Changes: 0 Biggest Lead: CHC +7 Times Tied: 2
Team Statistics
Cubs
Nationals
Batting
13 Hits 11
12 Runs 6
4 Home Runs 2
12 RBI 6
11 Strikeouts 8
6 Walks 4
3 Doubles 1
0 Triples 0
18 Left on Base 20
Pitching
6 Runs Allowed 12
5 Earned Runs 8
11 Hits Allowed 13
8 Strikeouts 11
4 Walks 6
2 HR Allowed 4
43 Batters Faced 46
Fielding
27 Put Outs 27
11 Assists 9
Head-to-Head
Cubs leads 1-0
Final
Cubs
8
Nationals
6
Highlights
Cubs 12 - 6 Nationals
August 12, 2026
Nationals Park
Washington, DC, US · 41,339 capacity
League
MLB
Season
MLB 2026
Date
August 12, 2026
Time
10:45 pm