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The Nationals racked up three seventh-inning
runs, two coming on Alex Call's double.
Patrick Wisdom homered for Chicago's lone run.
But the game was dictated by Washington's pitching. Hunter
Harvey (1-0) was the winning pitcher with 1 1/3 shutout innings.
Kyle Finnegan worked around a hit in the ninth to earn his sixth
save as five Nationals pitchers combined to surrender eight
hits.
Williams allowed only four hits with one walk and four
strikeouts.
The Nationals scored first on Luis Garcia's one-out single in
the third inning.
The Cubs loaded the bases with one out in the sixth, but Carl
Edwards Jr. worked out of the jam by striking out pinch hitter
Trey Mancini before getting Eric Hosmer to pop out.
Wisdom's 11th homer of the season tied the game at 1-1 leading
off the seventh.
Abrams put the Nationals back ahead in the seventh before Call's
big hit. That three-run outburst was a big deal for Washington,
which didn't score that many runs in two of its last three
games.
Victor Robles added two hits for Washington.
Chicago starter Hayden Wesneski worked six innings, giving up
one run. Keegan Thompson (1-2) was charged with three runs on
four hits in one-third of an inning to take the loss.
Dansby Swanson, Cody Bellinger and Hosmer all had two hits for
the Cubs, who have lost four of their last five games.
Washington batters struck out only three times, marking a season
low.
--Field Level Media
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