Cubs vs. Nationals Game Highlights (9/1/24) | MLB Highlights

Dusty's in the House, his son Darren first day in the big leagues. Great to see the Skipper Darren Baker here he is so great to see more youngsters on the way. Darren's earned this opportunity. Congratulations. I tried to play it cool because I knew already, you know, and plus, I mean, rizzo called me the day before and said, we're going to announce it tomorrow. So he said, don't tell anybody and I except Melissa and that's the only person I told. And, uh, I think Melissa told the dogs because the dogs won't , you know, if they repeat it, man, you know something Mitchell Parker first time against Chicago and really good at home so far. Yeah, 25th start this year. 426, A and you got 100 and 26 and two thirds Zings here for Mitchell Parker. 17 home runs, 11 of them have come here at home. Everything else has been special. Ian is ready to step in switch hitter batting right handed for the red hot Cubs who have a season high tying five game winning streak going look at that changeup, way out ahead and Mitchell Parker strike out number 110, great split to start this out. Now it's Dansby Swanson, the gold glove winner at short of the National League. The last two years, Dans made lines one on the left center. There's a base hit one out single for Swanson. It will bring up say Suzuki pitch is a called third strike to Suzuki for out number two. Best split of the day so far because why? Because you have the drop. Here's cody Ballinger with two out in the two. That's a beauty three strikeouts around the bases. Here's the lefty 25 year old birthday guy Jordan Wicks Jordans is your, this is his seven start, eighth game. He's pitched out of the bullpen one time, 4.18 a 20 innings. Dylan Cruz is on a four game hitting streak after going hitless in that big league debut overall six for 21. The next pitch is aligned to the right center field curl Armstrong racing over and makes the catch one away. Now the batter jose Tana, the third baseman fly ball to left. This is going to be caught by half. Now the batter is andres Chaparro in the air to right center playable for Bellinger cruising and squeezing and that ends the inning first hit first base runner for the Nationals. Yez hitting 280 in 45 games, 12 doubles five holders Yez hooks one left field corner, James Wood easily to third and that's one ye 13th double and the Nats looking for that crooked number in business here in the second CJ Abrams at the plate. Abrams. That ball staying fair. Looks like he beats it out wood with the play right next to him. Retreated to third and the bases are loaded with nobody out. Kert Ruiz will be the batter. He got the off speed, left side diving play, Pertus. That's going to enable the Cubs to turn a really nice for them. 543, double play wood scores and that's on top. Get that changeup up in the zone and what a play. Just get it to Horner who has a cannon. This is a beauty runner at third for Luis Garc-a junior high fly ball hit to left center field racing over to his left and he makes the catch just on the edge of the track in left center field for out number three, hitting at two 37 homers, 37 RBS. There's a drive into right center field. That's going to be a base hit Karl Armstrong with a leadoff single the one away. Now, now let's see if Pete Armstrong can take off here. One of these first few pitches with Ian at the plate. He's had a couple of chances to see Parker wild pick off throw, Carl Armstrong racing around second. He's going to go to third standing and there's the T and run with one away here in the third inning. The pick off throw was way off the mark. That'll be Mitchell Parker's fifth error of the season. And I don't think there's even a question once it goes by the first baseman PC A is thinking three because he knows there's all that room out there, his speed. I mean, I think we were all thinking it too. Ball game tied, Ian Happ a run scoring single. Another thing we've noticed here recently, Elise and JD, when the other team is making a mistake, the Cubs are capitalizing on those miscues. Now. Dance B Swanson at the plate. He singled his first time up. Swanson drives one in the air, left center field back toward the left center field fence and that ball is off the wall. He had to hold up thinking it might be caught. It's a double for Swanson runners at 2nd and 3rd. This is another splitter. He got one in the first hit back , gets another one here. He sits back, drives it into the wall. I think it's going out but hits the wall and that's good for two. This is, let's calm down. Can't do anything about the pick off throw. And we have seen in this series when the Cubs start swinging the bat, they can put up a crooked number very, very quickly. That pitch is inside and high for ball. Four draws the walk, they are loaded for cody Bellinger going to get him. Probably one of the better lefty lefty matchups considering the hitter for Mitchell Parker all year long. He's feeling the slider left on left. He loves to go that route but now a little tougher match up against the right handed hitter Peredes and he a base hit to right field. Two runs are going to score. Racing to third is Suzuki Cubs lead 3 to 1 nice opposite field , two out two RB I single, a big swing of the bat for the Cubs and for Peredes, he has had his struggles since being traded to the Cubs. It's a big swing. So leading off for the Cubs will be their number seven hitter. Niko Horner bounces one up the middle ranging to his left Abrams hits off his glove retrieved by the second baseman Garcia but no throw to first that could have been made. The question is, is a play that should have been made. Here's a bunt toward third and a good bunt put bound by Co Armstrong. The ball gets away racing toward third quarter. He's heading home. Co Armstrong goes to third Cubs have scored again and lead 4 to 1. Pete Crow Armstrong making a lot of great things happen. Suzuki settles for a double runners at 2nd and 3rd Cubs in business again with one out Bellinger at the plate bouncer right side and it gets through garcia, one runners in two runs are in hubs lead 6 to 1. Now we have a wild pitch and Bellinger down to second base here is, is so far that's gonna be a base hit Bellinger around third. He will score. The throw goes to second Cubs lead 7 to 1 and make a two away bags loaded and Michael Bush with a chance to drive in a few that's ball for a four run and the Cubs lead 8 to 1.A troublesome Niko Horner. There's a, that's a run batted in. In fact, that's two runs batted in for Niko Horner and it's turning into a route Cubs lead 10 to 1. Was that the fifth time the Cubs have been in double digits in on this road trip. The bases loaded once again for the Cubs, miguel Maya at the plate down the line and left. This is going to be up against the wall. It'll drive in two more. Crow Armstrong will stop at third and a two run double for Miguel Amaya 12 to 1 foul that under the category you can't keep a good man down has been red hot here in the last month plus so far today until this swing of the bat. Now talk as a pitch hitter for half, make it eight different guys talk with a base hit driving in a run stopping at third of May and it is 13 to 1 D Swanson at the plate smacked on the ground off the glove of a diving Abrams. Another run will score. Dansby Swanson will get his fourth knock of the day and now it's 14 to 1 and another chapter in the baker family baseball history. Darren baker with his dad here about to get his first big league plate appearance, first pitch in the big leagues. But if you're a Nats fan, it's as good as you can feel when it's 14 to 1. Well done. Darren baker. Welcome to the big leagues on a , on a forgetful day. A memorable moment here is James Wood goes to second for one over to first. The ball game is over and the Cubs have clobbered the nationals by a score of 14 to 1 big series big road trip for the Cubs two sweeps in a row.