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CHICAGO CUBS vs. NATIONALS AUGUST 5, 2017 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E LOB Nationals (64-44) 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 4 7 1 8 Cubs (58-51) 4 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 X 7 9 2 3 Winning Pitcher: John Lackey (9-9) Losing Pitcher: (2-2) Save: Wade Davis (23)

STARTING PITCHERS GAME INFO Pitcher IP H R ER BB SO WP HR PC/S Left Time of Game: 3:31 Edwin Jackson (L) 5.0 6 4 4 0 8 0 1 101/63 3-4 First Pitch: 1:22 pm John Lackey (W) 5.0 6 3 2 1 3 0 1 95/59 4-3 Temperature: 79 Degrees Wind: NW 4 mph

HOME RUNS *Exit Velocity/Launch Angle/Distance ATTENDANCE INFO Team Batter No. Pitcher Inn. Count Men On Outs Location MLB Statcast Data* Today: 41,857 WSH Harper 28 Lackey 1 1-2 None Two RF (Video Board) 100 mph/37°/381 ft Season Total: 2,140,395 CHI Avila 1 Jackson 1 0-1 One Two CF (Basket) 106 mph/23°/412 ft # Home Games: 54 (29-25) CHI Contreras 19 Grace 6 0-0 One None Left-Center Field 103 mph/23°/424 ft Avg/Game: 39,637 CHICAGO CUBS NOTES WILLSON CONTRERAS (2-for-4, HR, R, 3 RBI) padded the Cubs’ lead with a two-run homer JOHN LACKEY has won four-consecutive starts for the first time since July 9-27, 2011 ... into the left-center field bleachers ... was his third homer in as many games ... has nine RBI has pitched at least 5.0 innings in all 21 of his starts this season and in his last 35 outings in his last three contests ... is 48-for-147 (.327) with 14 homers and 43 RBI since June 16. overall ... that is the third-longest active streak in the . ©© Plated the go-ahead run with a first-inning infield hit ... his 18 go-ahead RBI and 10 ©© Is 4-0 with a 3.00 ERA (7 ER/21.0 IP) since the All-Star Break ... is 14-8 with a 2.65 game-winning RBI both lead the team and rank in the top 10 in the N.L. ERA (57 ER/193.1 IP) in the season’s “second half” since 2015. ©© Each of his last three homers have come on the first pitch of the at-bat. ©© Tied for the team lead with his 21st multi-RBI game this season ... 13 of NOTES: The Cubs are 15-6 since the All-Star Break, the second-best post-Break start in the those 21 games have come since June 16 ... his 43 RBI since June 16 are tied for the majors (Dodgers, 16-3) ... evened the season series with Washington at three games apiece second-most in ... only Nolan Arenado (47 RBI) has more. ... have won five of their last six home games over the Nats dating to last season. ©© Has reached base safely in a career-high 19-straight starts, surpassing his 18-start run ©© Cubs starting pitchers have gone 12-3 with a 3.05 ERA (42 ER/124.0 IP) in 21 games from July 3-25 last season. since the All-Star Break. ©© The Cubs improved to 5-1 when facing a former Chicago starting pitcher this season. JON JAY (2-for-4, 2B, R, RBI) reached twice for the third-straight game and notched a leadoff ©© Chicago has 50 homers since July 1, second-most in baseball (Houston, 52). hit for the second-consecutive game. ©© The Cubs have won four-straight Saturday games and seven-straight weekend games. ©© Cubs leadoff hitters are 4-for-5 in their game-opening plate appearance this homestand. ©© Javier Báez (1-for-3, SB) has hit safely in four-straight contests (.333/5-for-15). ©© Anthony Rizzo (1-for-4, R) has reached safely in 13 of his last 14 games. (1-for-4, HR, R, 2 RBI) belted his first homer in a Cubs uniform (12th this ©© Ian Happ (0-for-0, R, BB, SB) drew a walk as a in the seventh, stole second season), a two-run shot in the first inning. and came around to score. ©© Is the fifth Cubs player this season to hit at least one homer and appear in at least one ©© Brian Duensing (1.0 IP, 2 SO) extended his scoreless streak to 15.1 IP, the second- game as a catcher (also, Victor Caratini, Contreras, and ) longest active streak in baseball ... has a 1.23 ERA (4 ER/29.1 IP) in his last 31 games. ... that is the most in the majors in 2017 and ties a franchise record, done previously by ©© Pedro Strop (1.0 IP, BB, 2 SO) has not allowed an earned run since June 25, spanning the 1887 Chicago White Stockings. his last 15 appearances and 14.0 IP ... has fanned 16 batters and allowed just six hits in that stretch. (1-for-3, 2B, R, RBI, BB) hit a game-tying double to deep center field in the ©© Wade Davis (1.0 IP, 2 BB, 2 SO) has converted 23-consecutive saves, a single-season first inning ... was his first extra-base hit with a runner in scoring position since July 16 (18 club record ... marks the second-longest streak in club history overall, trailing only Ryan plate appearances in between extra-base hits with RISP). Dempster’s 26-save streak in the 2005-06 seasons. WASHINGTON NATIONALS NOTES (2-for-5, HR, 2 R, RBI) homered in the opening frame for his 124th hit of (2-for-2, 2B, RBI) recorded his 17th multi-hit game of the season before the season ... had 123 hits all of last season. being ejected by home plate Chad Whitson after the sixth inning. ©© Recorded his eighth outfield assist (Willson Contreras at third base), tied for second- most in the N.L. ... has 52 outfield assists since 2012, one fewer than National League (1-for-4, R) has reached safely in 19 of his 21-career starts at Wrigley leader in that span. Field. ©© Became the third visiting player, and second Nationals batter, to homer off ’s right-field scorebard ... also did so for the Nats on May 25, 2015. NOTES: The Nationals have dropped three of their last four road contests since winning nine of their previous 11. EDWIN JACKSON pitched his fourth-ever start with at least eight strikeouts and no walks ©© Washington fell to 1-5 in their last six games at Wrigley Field. (last, May 6, 2014 vs. White Sox, nine strikeouts) ... retired 10-consecutive hitters after ©© (1-for-4, BB, SB) and (1-for-3, R, BB) reached base twice. allowing four first-inning runs.