MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
CHICAGO CUBS AT WASHINGTON NATIONALS
04/16/2026
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
CHICAGO CUBS AT WASHINGTON NATIONALS
GAME ID: 1794 - THURSDAY, APRIL 16TH , 2026 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Chicago Cubs (9-5) 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 7 1
Washington Nationals (10-5) 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 X 3 5 1
With 3-2 Win, Nationals Improve to 10-5
Endy Rodriguez helped his team muscle past the Chicago Cubs, 3-2. In the game, the Washington catcher was 2-3 with a home run and a double, while adding 2 RBI and scoring once. Ryan Helsley wrapped it up, recording his 2nd save. Washington, now 10-5, has played well in the early going.

Rodriguez had a big at-bat with a runner on 1st in the bottom of the fourth inning, when he hit a 2-run home run. The Nationals went on to win.

"We need better swings, better at-bats," said losing manager Craig Counsell.
CHICAGO BATTING LINESCORE WASHINGTON BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
N. Hoerner 2B 5 0 2 0 0 0 0 .304 0 2
C. Bellinger RF 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .156 2 7
   a-P. Wisdom PH, RF 2 0 0 0 0 1 3 .105 1 4
P. Crow-Armstrong CF 4 0 1 0 0 0 3 .224 0 4
I. Happ LF 2 0 0 0 2 1 2 .196 0 4
S. Suzuki DH 4 1 1 0 0 1 5 .185 2 6
M. Busch 1B 3 0 0 0 1 2 1 .310 3 5
I. Paredes 3B 4 1 1 1 0 1 3 .226 3 6
R. McGuire C 4 0 1 0 0 2 1 .242 0 2
D. Swanson SS 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .122 0 2
Totals 35 2 7 1 3 9 21      
a - P. Wisdom pinch hit for C. Bellinger in the 7th

BATTING
Home Runs: I. Paredes (3, 4th Inning off C. Cavalli, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: N. Hoerner 2 , C. Bellinger , P. Crow-Armstrong , S. Suzuki , I. Paredes 4 , R. McGuire
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , P. Crow-Armstrong 2 , S. Suzuki 2 , I. Paredes , R. McGuire , D. Swanson
Hit by Pitch: P. Crow-Armstrong
Team LOB: 10

FIELDING
Errors: I. Paredes (1)
Double Plays: 1 (Paredes-Hoerner-Busch)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
C. Abrams 2B 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .216 1 3
D. Crews CF 4 1 1 1 0 0 1 .250 3 12
J. Wood LF 4 1 1 0 0 1 0 .137 0 6
B. House 3B 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .189 6 9
E. Rodriguez C 3 1 2 2 0 1 0 .286 2 9
L. Garcia 1B 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 .312 0 6
J. Candelario DH 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 .209 1 7
G. Gonzalez RF 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .208 1 1
K. Made SS 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 .273 0 0
Totals 29 3 5 3 1 4 7      
BATTING
Doubles: E. Rodriguez (4, 2nd Inning off C. Horton, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: E. Rodriguez (2, 4th Inning off C. Horton, 1 on, 1 out) , D. Crews (3, 5th Inning off C. Horton, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: D. Crews 4 , J. Wood , E. Rodriguez 6 , K. Made
2-out RBI: D. Crews
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: D. Crews , J. Candelario , G. Gonzalez
GIDP: C. Abrams
Team LOB: 3

BASERUNNING
SB: J. Candelario (1)

FIELDING
Errors: D. Crews (1)
CHICAGO PITCHING LINESCORE WASHINGTON PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
C. Horton L (1-1) 6.1 5 3 3 1 4 2 90 3.31   
L. Jackson 1.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 19 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: C. Horton 54
Batters Faced: C. Horton 25, L. Jackson 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: C. Horton 6-8, L. Jackson 3-2
Pitches - Strikes: C. Horton 90-57, L. Jackson 19-12
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
C. Cavalli 4.1 4 2 1 1 5 1 86 3.68   
W. Go W (1-0) 2.0 1 0 0 1 1 0 39 0.00   
R. Garcia H (1) 1.2 0 0 0 1 2 0 26 0.00   
R. Helsley SV (2) 1.0 2 0 0 0 1 0 20 1.93   
PITCHING
Game Score: C. Cavalli 53
Batters Faced: C. Cavalli 19, W. Go 9, R. Garcia 6, R. Helsley 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: C. Cavalli 6-2, W. Go 3-2, R. Garcia 1-2, R. Helsley 0-2
Pitches - Strikes: C. Cavalli 86-50, W. Go 39-20, R. Garcia 26-15, R. Helsley 20-14
Inherited Runners - Scored: R. Garcia 1-0
WP: R. Garcia 2
Hit Batsmen: W. Go
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Endy Rodriguez
Ballpark: Nationals Park
Weather: Cloudy (57 degrees), wind blowing in from center at 9 mph
Start Time: 2:05 PM ET
Time: 3:11
Attendance: 19952
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