Happ homers, has 4 RBIs on 3 hits as Cubs down Nats 7-1
[June 06, 2025]
By IAN NICHOLAS QUILLEN
WASHINGTON (AP) — Ian Happ homered and drove in four
runs on three hits, Pete Crow-Armstrong added his team-leading 16th home
run and Chicago Cubs beat the Washington Nationals 7-1 on Thursday night
to earn their seventh consecutive series victory.
Colin Rea (4-2) allowed five hits over 5 1/3 scoreless innings after
opener Drew Pomeranz completed a clean first as the Cubs won the rubber
game and their 16th of their last 21 games overall. |
Chicago Cubs' Pete Crow-Armstrong (4) runs the bases after hitting a
home run during the first inning of a baseball game against the
Washington Nationals at Nationals Park, Thursday, June 5, 2025, in
Washington. (AP Photo/Jess Rapfogel) |
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Washington's Jake Irvin (5-2) allowed three
runs over five innings, including Crow-Armstrong's two-run shot
in the first and Happ's run-scoring double — good for his 500th
career RBI — in the second.
Luis García Jr. singled in the Nats' run in the ninth.
Happ connected for his two-run, 405-foot drive off the facade of
the third deck in right field against Jackson Rutledge in the
sixth. In the ninth, he followed Reese McGuire's run-scoring
infield single with his own RBI single to center off Eduardo
Salazar.
Key moment
Caleb Thielbar entered for Rea with two aboard and a 5-0 lead in
the seventh. García fouled out, then after Robert Hassell III's
single loaded the bases. Thielbar froze CJ Abrams with a 2-2
curveball over the zone to escape the jam.
Key stat
Including Rea, the Cubs bullpen allowed no earned runs in 12 1/3
innings in the series. Chicago's bullpen ERA is 0.74 over its
last 19 games.
Up next
Cubs: Haven't named their Friday starter yet, but will open
their series in Detroit against reigning AL Cy Young winner
Tarik Skubel, who has pitched 16 consecutive scoreless innings
in his last two starts.
Nationals: Continue their homestand against Texas, opening the
series against former teammate Patrick Corbin (3-4). The
left-hander spent the previous six seasons with Washington and
was its last remaining player from the 2019 World Series-winning
team. Righty Michael Soroka (2-3) goes for the Nats.
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