Nationals vs Cubs — MLB, Aug 8, 2022

The Cubs beat the Nationals 6–3 on Aug 8, 2022.

FinalMon, Aug 8

Washington Nationals

77-85 · W1

3

Chicago Cubs

89-73 · W1

6

RecapPropsStatsHead to head

Box scoreiEvery hitter and pitcher's line from the game. Batting order, substitutes indented; W marks the winning pitcher.◷History

Washington Nationals

No batting lines are stored for this game.

Pitchers	IP	H	ER	BB	K	HR	P
A. SánchezAníbal Sánchez	5.0	7	4	2	3	2	91
S. CishekSteve Cishek	1.0	1	0	0	2		12
M. ThompsonMason Thompson	1.0	1	0	1	1		15
H. HarveyHunter Harvey	1.0	2	2	1	1		24

Chicago Cubs

No batting lines are stored for this game.

Pitchers	IP	H	ER	BB	K	HR	P
K. ThompsonKeegan ThompsonW	6.0	5	1	0	3	1	85
M. RuckerMichael Rucker	1.0	0	0	1	1		16
R. WickRowan Wick	1.0	1	0	0	2		17
B. HughesBrandon Hughes	1.0	2	2	0	2	1	22

Market◇Market

No lines were stored for this game.

Park and weather

Park and weather post closer to first pitch.

Plate umpireiCounts per game across this official's recent games, next to the league's over the same dates. History; not a forecast.◷History

No plate umpire is on record for this game.

Going into the game · starters, recent form+

Starters, season numbers going iniEach starter's season stats before this game; green marks the better side (lower is better for ERA, WHIP, BB/9, HR/9). The last four rows are tracking data on batted balls and swings; a dash means too few pitches are tracked.◷History

WSH

Aníbal Sánchez

4 starts

CHC

Keegan Thompson

RHP · 14 starts

WSHCHC

7.65

ERA?Earned runs per nine innings this season, going into the game. Lower is better.

3.48

1.50

WHIP?Walks plus hits per inning pitched. Lower is better.

1.27

6.75

K/9?Strikeouts per nine innings.

8.03

4.05

BB/9?Walks per nine innings. Lower is better.

3.00

2.70

HR/9?Home runs allowed per nine innings. Lower is better.

0.97

20.0

Innings?Innings pitched this season (as a starter and reliever).

93.0

WSH · last 3 starts

• 08-03 vs NYM4.3 IP · 2 K · 5 H · 3 BB4 ER
• 07-29 vs STL5.7 IP · 4 K · 6 H · 2 BB6 ER
• 07-23 @ AZ5.0 IP · 4 K · 6 H · 2 BB3 ER

CHC · last 3 starts

• 08-02 @ STL4.7 IP · 1 K · 10 H · 2 BB5 ER
• 07-26 @ CHC7.0 IP · 7 K · 4 H · 0 BB0 ER
• 07-14 @ CHC4.3 IP · 1 K · 8 H · 4 BB5 ER

Season numbers to date; a starter with few innings has a noisy line.

Recent formiLast ten games (hover for scores), runs for and against per game, and home/road splits.◷History

WSH · last 102-83.4 scored · 7.0 allowed a game

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Home 39-42Road 38-43Run diff +6

CHC · last 103-72.1 scored · 3.6 allowed a game

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Home 46-35Road 43-38Run diff +147

Starters' numbers are their season going into the game; weather is the first-pitch forecast; lines are the market's, from the sportsbooks we track. Descriptive data only, there is no MLB model. For information only, not betting advice. 21+ only. Gambling problem? Call or text 1-800-GAMBLER.