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Swanson ended up 3-for-5 to join Happ (2-for-2)
as the only Chicago players with more than one hit.
Lane Thomas homered with two outs in the second inning for
Washington's run. Dominic Smith went 3-for-3 with a double and
Luis Garcia had two hits for the Nationals, who lost for the
fourth time in their last five games. The Nationals left only
four runners on base.
Smyly (3-1) didn't issue a walk and struck out two during his
84-pitch outing. Even though he finished with a season-low
strikeout count, the left-hander reached the five-inning mark
for the fifth consecutive start. He has allowed two runs or
fewer in 13 of his past 15 starts.
Chicago has allowed two runs or fewer in 12 of its 15 victories
this season.
The Cubs avoided their first four-game winless stretch of the
season, struck right away against Nationals starter MacKenzie
Gore (3-2), putting up two runs in the first inning. Seiya
Suzuki's single and Trey Mancini's double drove in the runs.
Swanson's second home run of the season came before Gore retired
any batters in the fifth inning, making it 4-1. Gore lasted
four-plus innings and was charged with four runs and seven hits
with four strikeouts and two walks.
Happ's second hit of the game was his third home run of the
season. He launched a blast to lead off the ninth against Cory
Abbott, the fourth Washington pitcher of the game.
--Field Level Media
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