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Washington Nationals' Jordan Zimmermann Looks To Bounce Back Against Chicago Cubs.

Washington Nationals' right-hander Jordan Zimmermann doesn't like pitching on extra rest and both he and Nats' manager Davey Johnson believe that was the problem in his last outing against St. Louis.

Cubs Lose, In Familiar Fashion

The Cubs are bad now. The Cubs were bad in 1966. This game had a familiar tone.

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Wire Taps: Washington Nationals' Bryce Harper Making History Every Night.

The Washington Nationals hit six home runs last night. That's six per game in back-to-back games against the Chicago Cubs, and Bryce Harper's two in the win put in ever-more elite company in baseball history.

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Washington Nationals Hit Six Home Runs, Gio Gonzalez Throws 7.0 Scoreless In 9-1 Win Over Chicago Cubs.

The Washington Nationals hit six home runs for the second game in a row and Gio Gonzalez threw 7.0 scoreless innings in a 9-1 win over the Chicago Cubs.

Chicago Cubs vs. Washington Nationals Preview, Wednesday 9/5, 6:05 CT

The Cubs have lost four in a row. Will they avoid their fifth straight?

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Jayson Werth Sits As Planned: Washington Nationals' Wednesday Night Lineup vs The Cubs' Chris Volstad.

The Washington Nationals are sitting Jayson Werth to give the veteran outfielder a break as the Nats take on the Chicago Cubs in the third game of the four-game set in the nation's capital.

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Wire Taps: Washington Nationals 7.5 Games Up On Atlanta Braves In NL East.

The Washington Nationals have a 7.5 game lead over the Atlanta Braves after they beat the Cubs last night in the nation's capital.

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Boxscore

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Chi. Cubs000000001140
Washington10400130X9131
Chicago Cubs
HittersABRHRBIBBSOAVG
Joe Mather, CF300001.202
    Brett Jackson, ph,8100001.182
Dave Sappelt, RF400001.000
Anthony Rizzo, 1B411102.290
Alfonso Soriano, LF300002.259
    Bryan LaHair, PH100001.256
Starlin Castro, SS401000.276
Welington Castillo, C301001.274
    Anthony Recker, C000000.000
Josh Vitters, 3B300001.076
    Alberto Cabrera, P000000.000
    Jaye Chapman, P000000.000
Darwin Barney, 2B201000.256
    Adrian Cardenas, ph,4100000.224
Chris Volstad, P100001.136
    Tony Campana, PH100000.255
    Michael Bowden, P000000.000
    Blake Parker, P000000.000
    Luis Valbuena, 3B100000.230
Totals32141011
Batting
Home runs  -  Rizzo 
Doubles  -  Castillo 
Team LOB  -  4
PitchersIP  H  RERBB KHRERAWPPC-ST
Chris Volstad (L, 2-10)59554236.23089-46
Michael Bowden 11111114.56024-16
Blake Parker 0.13332026.00020-9
Alberto Cabrera 0.20001207.94016-9
Jaye Chapman 10000200.0009-7
Pitching
IBB  -  Suzuki by Volstad
Washington Nationals
HittersABRHRBIBBSOAVG
Roger Bernadina, CF522100.304
Bryce Harper, RF322220.259
Ryan Zimmerman, 3B411111.282
    Mark DeRosa, pr,5000000.147
Adam LaRoche, 1B413311.270
    Corey Brown, LF000000.188
Michael Morse, LF401011.287
    Craig Stammen, P000000.000
Ian Desmond, SS511103.288
Danny Espinosa, 2B512101.258
Kurt Suzuki, C311020.243
Gio Gonzalez, P300000.105
    Chad Tracy, ph,3000010.282
Totals36913987
Batting
Home runs  -  Bernadina, Harper, LaRoche, Desmond, Espinosa 
Doubles  -  Espinosa 
Grounded into DP  -   Zimmerman 
Stolen Bases  -   Bernadina 
Team LOB  -  11
Fielding
Errors  -   Desmond 
PitchersIP  H  RERBB KHRERAWPPC-ST
Gio Gonzalez (W, 18-7)73000902.98093-61
Craig Stammen 21110212.52030-19
GAME NOTES
Officials: Home Plate Umpire - Larry Vanover, First Base Umpire - Jerry Layne, Second Base Umpire - Bill Miller, Third Base Umpire - Mike Estabrook 
Duration: 3:00
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