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CBS News
3 days ago
- Entertainment
- CBS News
Happ homers, has 4 RBIs on 3 hits as Cubs down Nats
Ian Happ homered and drove in four runs on three hits, Pete Crow-Armstrong added his team-leading 16th home run and Chicago Cubs beat the Washington Nationals 7-1 on Thursday night to earn their seventh consecutive series victory. Colin Rea (4-2) allowed five hits over 5 1/3 scoreless innings after opener Drew Pomeranz completed a clean first as the Cubs won the rubber game and their 16th of their last 21 games overall. Washington's Jake Irvin (5-2) allowed three runs over five innings, including Crow-Armstrong's two-run shot in the first and Happ's run-scoring double — good for his 500th career RBI — in the second. Luis García Jr. singled in the Nats' run in the ninth. Happ connected for his two-run, 405-foot drive off the facade of the third deck in right field against Jackson Rutledge in the sixth. In the ninth, he followed Reese McGuire's run-scoring infield single with his own RBI single to center off Eduardo Salazar. Key moment Caleb Thielbar entered for Rea with two aboard and a 5-0 lead in the seventh. García fouled out, then after Robert Hassell III's single loaded the bases. Thielbar froze CJ Abrams with a 2-2 curveball over the zone to escape the jam. Key stat Including Rea, the Cubs bullpen allowed no earned runs in 12 1/3 innings in the series. Chicago's bullpen ERA is 0.74 over its last 19 games. Up next Cubs: Haven't named their Friday starter yet, but will open their series in Detroit against reigning AL Cy Young winner Tarik Skubel, who has pitched 16 consecutive scoreless innings in his last two starts. Nationals: Continue their homestand against Texas, opening the series against former teammate Patrick Corbin (3-4). The left-hander spent the previous six seasons with Washington and was its last remaining player from the 2019 World Series-winning team. Righty Michael Soroka (2-3) goes for the Nats.
Reuters
3 days ago
- Sport
- Reuters
Ian Happ leads Cubs to easy win over Nationals
June 6 - Ian Happ had three hits including a home run to lead the Chicago Cubs to a 7-1 victory over the host Washington Nationals on Thursday. Happ hit a two-run homer and added an RBI double and RBI single while Pete Crow-Armstrong added a two-run homer for the Cubs, who took the rubber game of the season and have won eight of 10. Matt Shaw had three hits, stole two bases and scored twice. Colin Rea (4-2), who replaced opener Drew Pomeranz to start the second inning, pitched 5 1/3 innings, allowing five hits with a walk and no strikeouts. Washington starter Jake Irvin (5-2) gave up three runs on eight hits in five innings. He struck out three and walked two. CJ Abrams, Robert Hassell III and Luis Garcia Jr. each had two hits for the Nationals. After being shut out for just the third time this season on Wednesday, the Cubs jumped on Irvin in the first. Kyle Tucker doubled with one out and Crow-Armstrong homered to center giving Chicago a 2-0 lead. Tucker was 1-for-4 with two walks in his return to the lineup after jamming a finger on Sunday. Abrams led off the Washington first with a single but was thrown out trying to stretch it to a double. Shaw singled leading off the second and scored on Happ's double. The Nationals made another out on the bases in the third when Hassell singled to left but was thrown out at second by Happ. Abrams then doubled and Amed Rosario singled him to third, but James Wood flied out. In the sixth, Reese McGuire singled off Jackson Rutledge to lead off the inning and Happ homered to right in the following at-bat to make it 5-0. Josh Bell doubled with one out in the Washington seventh and Alex Call was hit by a pitch. Caleb Thielbar replaced Rea and got Garcia to pop out. Hassell singled to load the bases, but Thielbar caught Abrams looking at strike three. In the ninth, the Cubs got RBI singles from McGuire and Happ to make it 7-0. Garcia singled home Daylen Lile in the bottom half for the 7-1 final. --Field Level Media
San Francisco Chronicle
3 days ago
- Sport
- San Francisco Chronicle
Happ homers, has 4 RBIs on 3 hits as Cubs down Nats 7-1
WASHINGTON (AP) — Ian Happ homered and drove in four runs on three hits, Pete Crow-Armstrong added his team-leading 16th home run and Chicago Cubs beat the Washington Nationals 7-1 on Thursday night to earn their seventh consecutive series victory. Colin Rea (4-2) allowed five hits over 5 1/3 scoreless innings after opener Drew Pomeranz completed a clean first as the Cubs won the rubber game and their 16th of their last 21 games overall. Washington's Jake Irvin (5-2) allowed three runs over five innings, including Crow-Armstrong's two-run shot in the first and Happ's run-scoring double — good for his 500th career RBI — in the second. Luis García Jr. singled in the Nats' run in the ninth. Happ connected for his two-run, 405-foot drive off the facade of the third deck in right field against Jackson Rutledge in the sixth. In the ninth, he followed Reese McGuire's run-scoring infield single with his own RBI single to center off Eduardo Salazar. Caleb Thielbar entered for Rea with two aboard and a 5-0 lead in the seventh. García fouled out, then after Robert Hassell III's single loaded the bases. Thielbar froze CJ Abrams with a 2-2 curveball over the zone to escape the jam. Up next Cubs: Haven't named their Friday starter yet, but will open their series in Detroit against reigning AL Cy Young winner Tarik Skubel, who has pitched 16 consecutive scoreless innings in his last two starts. Nationals: Continue their homestand against Texas, opening the series against former teammate Patrick Corbin (3-4). The left-hander spent the previous six seasons with Washington and was its last remaining player from the 2019 World Series-winning team. Righty Michael Soroka (2-3) goes for the Nats.
Associated Press
3 days ago
- Sport
- Associated Press
Happ homers, has 4 RBIs on 3 hits as Cubs down Nats 7-1
WASHINGTON (AP) — Ian Happ homered and drove in four runs on three hits, Pete Crow-Armstrong added his team-leading 16th home run and Chicago Cubs beat the Washington Nationals 7-1 on Thursday night to earn their seventh consecutive series victory. Colin Rea (4-2) allowed five hits over 5 1/3 scoreless innings after opener Drew Pomeranz completed a clean first as the Cubs won the rubber game and their 16th of their last 21 games overall. Washington's Jake Irvin (5-2) allowed three runs over five innings, including Crow-Armstrong's two-run shot in the first and Happ's run-scoring double — good for his 500th career RBI — in the second. Luis García Jr. singled in the Nats' run in the ninth. Happ connected for his two-run, 405-foot drive off the facade of the third deck in right field against Jackson Rutledge in the sixth. In the ninth, he followed Reese McGuire's run-scoring infield single with his own RBI single to center off Eduardo Salazar. Key moment Caleb Thielbar entered for Rea with two aboard and a 5-0 lead in the seventh. García fouled out, then after Robert Hassell III's single loaded the bases. Thielbar froze CJ Abrams with a 2-2 curveball over the zone to escape the jam. Key stat Including Rea, the Cubs bullpen allowed no earned runs in 12 1/3 innings in the series. Chicago's bullpen ERA is 0.74 over its last 19 games. Up next Cubs: Haven't named their Friday starter yet, but will open their series in Detroit against reigning AL Cy Young winner Tarik Skubel, who has pitched 16 consecutive scoreless innings in his last two starts. Nationals: Continue their homestand against Texas, opening the series against former teammate Patrick Corbin (3-4). The left-hander spent the previous six seasons with Washington and was its last remaining player from the 2019 World Series-winning team. Righty Michael Soroka (2-3) goes for the Nats. ___ AP MLB:
Reuters
31-05-2025
- General
- Reuters
Ben Brown shines on mound as Cubs blank Reds
May 31 - Seiya Suzuki doubled in a run in the eighth inning to break a scoreless tie and four Chicago pitchers combined on a one-hitter as the Cubs beat the visiting Cincinnati Reds 2-0 on Saturday afternoon. With two runners on and one out against Graham Ashcraft (3-4), Suzuki hit a fly ball into the right field corner that landed just fair and allowed Ian Happ to score from second base. The Cubs then loaded the bases with two outs before the Cubs added an insurance run on Dansby Swanson's infield single. Brad Keller (2-0) pitched a scoreless eighth inning for the win. Daniel Palencia retired the Reds in order in the ninth for his fifth save. Ian Happ, Kyle Tucker and Nico Hoerner each had two hits for Chicago, which won for the fifth time in its last six games. Ben Brown followed opener Drew Pomeranz to start the second inning and retired 14 of the first 15 batters he faced. Cincinnati did not record its first hit until TJ Friedl singled up the middle with two outs in the sixth inning. The Cubs opted to use an opener in front of Brown, who has struggled in the first inning this season. The right-hander responded by allowing one hit with one walk and nine strikeouts over six scoreless innings. Cincinnati starter Nick Lodolo matched Brown's outing with six scoreless innings. The Cubs put two runners on with two outs in the fourth, but Lodolo escaped unscathed when Swanson struck out on a 3-2 changeup. Chicago mounted another threat in the sixth inning after Happ hit a leadoff double. Suzuki drew a one-out walk before Lodolo got Carson Kelly to bounce into a double play. Lodolo allowed five hits with two walks and five strikeouts while throwing 94 pitches. Scott Barlow replaced Lodolo to begin the seventh inning and issued a leadoff walk to Pete Crow-Armstrong, who stole second base before Barlow struck out the next three batters. Chicago won despite grounding into three double plays and going 2-for-13 with runners in scoring position. Cincinnati, which opened the three-game series with a 6-2 victory on Friday, had just two baserunners and struck out 10 times. --Field Level Media
