Chicago CubsvsWashington Nationals
CHC 0/WSH 7
Things to say
The Washington Nationals shut out the Chicago Cubs 7-0 at Nationals Park.
01
opener
Nats hung a seven-spot on the Cubs and shut 'em out at home. Complete beatdown. Chicago never got anything going.
02
key player
Whoever the Nats ran out on the mound was filthy — the Cubs couldn't touch him. Kept the heart of the order off the bases all day.
03
hot take
Cubs are 71-51 and just got no-hit into oblivion by a sub-.500 club. That lineup's been quietly cold.
04
deep cut
Getaway day, day game after a night game — classic spot for the good team to sleepwalk. And they did.
05
exit
Anyway, seven-zip is seven-zip. We'll see if the Cubs bounce back next series.
The recap
Washington flipped the script on a getaway day and hung a 7-0 shutout on a Cubs team that came in double-digits over .500. Chicago's bats went ice cold against the heart of the Nats' staff — no rallies, no threats, nothing that made the bullpen even break a sweat.
Washington's arms carried this one from the jump, keeping runners off base and the WHIP microscopic while the offense chipped away and then piled on late. Ugly loss for a first-place club that never left the yard and barely left the on-deck circle.