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Nico Horner's solo home run opened the door to a four-run seventh inning as the Chicago Cubs beat the visiting Washington Nationals Wednesday, 4-2.
In his seventh inning, which Chicago lost 2-0 to him, Horner (2-4) smashed Josiah Gray's pitch into the left field seats to widen the frame. Nick Madrigal (2-3) eventually tied the game on former Cub Steve Siszek's (1-3) single and Chicago took the lead on Rafael Ortega's sacrifice fly.
Ian Happ's RBI his single against Carl Edwards Jr. added some insurance late in the frame for Chicago.
Meanwhile, Chicago starter Justin Steele had eight hits, he had two runs, and he went 6 innings without walking while he struck out 9. However, the Cubs failed to score while Steele was still out for three straight games.
Gray allowed his major league-leading 29 homers and two runs total. He gave up his 7 hits in his 6 1/3 innings and recorded his 5 strikeouts without a walk, since he allowed his 2 runs in 7 innings on June 25 in Texas. was the best match ever. Although it was their third consecutive game, Washington won 7–1 with runners in scoring position for the day, and suffered their 11th loss in 14 contests.
Washington brought home his two-hit off César Hernandez in the third inning sliding his Ortega past center and Torres his Barrera with two outs.
The game's next run didn't come until his sixth. Meneses went deep into the left-center bleachers in his seven career major league contests, where he hit four home runs and he hit six innings.
Michael Rucker (1-1) pitched his scoreless seventh to take the win. Rowan Wick, meanwhile, pitched his 1 and his 1/3 innings to record his career-high six saves.
Fran Mill his Reyes, recently released from Cleveland, added his two more hits in his second game since Chicago signed him.
– Field Level Media
