Cubs vs. Nationals Game Highlights (8/30/24) | MLB Highlights

so Jake Irvin it'll be start number 28 that whip 1.16 opponent's batting average just 242 you look at the 130 strikeouts the 38 walks that's the other part of it with the 116 whip I mean why it's such a drastic look from last year you could look at every number and to me it's the 1.42 last year on the whip to 1.16 that is absolutely phenomenal Jake Irvin's first pitch on the way to Ian half line to left Center a base hit over to it up his young and get it back in hap going for two he's going to be safe at second base we've seen a lot of this from him lately attacking that first pitch and delivering and he'll roll it over for the Cubs it'll be a productive out as Vargas throws him out Chopper back to the mound Runner coming home looks like an easy play and he's out Ian half on contact running into a onew fielders Choice swing a foul tip and a strike out just like that with the help of the play at the plate Jake irban got that started and he gets a scoreless first there's shoda 3.08 ER seventh best among MLB qualifiers Cubs 18 and six he's out there on the bump popped up right side Bush thinks he might have a play and he will and that's out number one pitch swung on line to left that's going to be a base hit for wood James Wood on an 02 lines the pitch on a breaking ball the other way into left breaking ball gets him swinging might have been a splitter it was certainly off speed and it's out number two and the runner going it's low and inside ball four so the Nets a couple of Runners here early Jose Tana playing in his 15th game as a national hitting 333 on 17 of 51 that ball is headed to the Gap and right center run boys run and don't stop anywhere at least Taya can at second but there is a throw home on a double pump it's late and the ns are on top by twoa six hits to lefties this year with two strikes he's got two in this inning he sucked pareda first up lines one to left that's going to be in there for a base hit over to pick it up as wood it's a leadoff single for ESO paradus ni line drive base set to right check swing rounding second and going to third as paradus Cubs got a break ni tried to hold up the swing he'll take it though and the Cubs have met it first and third with nobody out Swanson hitting at 227 this season 12 home runs 51 RBI lines of Base H to Center the Cubs offense is Alive and Well a run is in nobody out Cubs are down by a run and now the batter is Pete Crow Armstrong yeah now we get to the dangerous part of the batting order 89 it's going to advance both Runners and take away the ground ball double play one and two on Pete Crow Armstrong infield back Pete drives one in the air right center field and deep back toward the wall this ball is going to be off the wall two-run score on a double by Pete Crow Armstrong and the Cubs have a 3-2 lead and the rookie with rbi's number 35 and 36 swing it boun left side Runner is going to cross fielded by tana and the throw on to chaparo for the first out of the inning Peak Pro Armstrong gets himself to third with one out the lead off batter Ian hap who double the left center field of the first pitch of the game H grounds one to First fielded by chaparo his throw home not in time sliding home safely Pete Crow Armstrong and it's now four to2 Cubs here in the second well he said he's going to be going on contact and he is this will be a fielder's choice for Ian but a great breakoff Third Base by Pete K Armstrong going on contact Michael bus stands in here's a deep drive by Bush Cruz going back it's over his head one hopping the wall racing around third is half he's going to try to score the relay will not be made RBI double for Michael Bush and the Cubs now lead five- two Bellinger the ninth man to bat here in the second inning Cubs have put a high five on the board and Lead five to2 Bellinger drives one in the air deep right field back goes Cruz this ball is going to be gone for a two-run homer Cody Bellinger a two-run home run over that tall right center field barrier and the Cubs now leads seven to2 Bru is four for 11 in his first two big league games two doubles a homer two runs batted in look at this ball roasted the left by Cruz see you later there's number two five hits at the big league level and now four of them extra bases Elevate to celebrate you know you're going to get fast balls I mean you know you hear about how good these kids are like wood and now Cruz in the minor leagues and then they come up here and don't miss a beat it's not that easy Jose Tena leads things off gets him swinging strikeout number five for imanaga comes out a breaking pitch not where he wanted to leave it but he got away with it Chase is a high hardwind down he goes back-to- back strikeouts six in the game for sh imanaga shotas strikes out the side Cubs lead seven to three as we go to the fifth show to imaga he's retired 10 of the last 11 since tena's two-run double in the first inning ground ball hit to short charging Swanson Fielding thingss to throw across in time one away onew to Dylan Cruz got him on strikes and the inning comes to an end shot and the Cubs leading by a score of 7 to3 at the end of five Shota imanaga seeking his 11th win against three losses good pitch had him off balance routine unassisted play for push sha has not thrown a pitch with a man on base since the first inning the only base runner they've had since the first the solo home run by Cruz sharply hit but right to paradus two quick outs in the inning nice pick over at first by Bush it's looped in the air to shallow left Center and the Nationals are finally going to get a hit first time in a while a little dunker in the left Center played back in by Ian hap breaks the streak of 11 in a row retired by imaga well hit deep center field back Goes Pro Armstrong makes the catch with plenty of room to spare Cub still lead by four and the hard throwing right-hander Nate Pearson enters the freay this is appearance number 50 for the big guy 53 in the third Innings of 489 ER well one pitch against a different pitcher and the Nets are in business that's only their second leadoff man on tonight Browns one on the right side fielded by hoer to Second for one Swanson to First In Time double play 463 a nice play by Nico got it to Swanson in good shape even though he juggled it just a smidge but and a nice pivot and a big double play ball for the Cubs here in the seven Ruiz swings and misses at a 100 mile BR hour fast ball from Pearson strike three and that ends the seventh inning comes up seven to three in Washington fast ball just inside Ball Four walk to start it runner on the Move swinging a miss the throw on down by Ruiz safe is the call to the tag by Vargas but he came off the bag and now the out call from Edwin jenez I mean what a throw right here by cert shot by Lamar to get him on the the back side this I thought he got him initially odd game Cub score seven in the second and that's the only inning in which they've scored one be have scored since the third that's going to be strike three young tried to hold up couldn't do it over the mound charging hoer short hops quick throw to get him what a play by Nico we go to the ninth inning Cubs lead 7 to3 Tyson Miller will try to nail it down it's not a save situation but boy has he had a good year Luis Garcia puts a charge into one and that'ss over the head of pro Armstrong the Nats looking to make some noise and Garcia with a sweet swing wow what a plate appearance for Joey Gallow two on nobody out and it'll be Jose tena's turn Tana dribbles one back to the mound fielded left of the mound by Miller his throw to first in time Tana is retired but the runners Advance Garcia moves to Third and Gallow to Second so here's Vargas batting left-handed another base hit to right by Vargas it'll score one everybody moves up and now the Nets with one out will have the tying run in the Batters box yeah and that will be all for Miller as that'll bring out Craig cson he's going to make the pitching change and go with the veteran left-hander Drew Smiley and that bounces in Amaya keeps it from being a wild pitch but now the Ty runs on base bags loaded and that is out number two two down base is loaded Cubs up by three young swings a ground ball up the middle base hits center field this is going to score one this is going to score two Jacob young with a single up the middle scores Gallow from third and Vargas from second the Nationals are within a run so the Nets have knocked out two Cub relievers here in the bottom of the night looks like Keegan Thompson is on the way and guess who he'll face it'll be Dylan Cruz he got him Keegan Thompson Strikes Out Dylan Cruz and the Cubs win the ball game