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Cubs 5, Nationals 1 — May 1, 2023 Recap
Chicago Cubs beat Washington Nationals 5-1 on May 1, 2023.
Game FAQ — score, spread, and total
Who won Chicago Cubs vs Washington Nationals on May 1, 2023?
Chicago Cubs won 5-1 on May 1, 2023.
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Betting Results
Spread
Cubs covered
Nationals +1.5
Total
Under
6 / 8.5
Moneyline
Cubs
-140
Loading probability
Starting PitchersConfirmed
Cubs2.83 ERA3-135.0 IP29 K0.91 WHIP
vs
Nationals3.77 ERA3-231.0 IP39 K1.42 WHIP
Linescore
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cubs | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 0 |
| Nationals | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 |
Box Score — Hitting
Cubs| Batter | POS | AB | R | H | RBI | HR | BB | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nico Hoerner | 2B | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tucker Barnhart | C | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Nick Madrigal | 3B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dansby Swanson | SS | 5 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Nelson Velázquez | LF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Seiya Suzuki | RF | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Patrick Wisdom | DH | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Yan Gomes | C | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Cody Bellinger | CF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Trey Mancini | 1B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Ian Happ | LF | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 36 | 5 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 8 |
Nationals| Batter | POS | AB | R | H | RBI | HR | BB | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luis García Jr. | 2B | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Keibert Ruiz | C | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lane Thomas | RF | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Dominic Smith | 1B | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Alex Call | LF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Joey Meneses | DH | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| CJ Abrams | SS | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jeimer Candelario | 3B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Victor Robles | CF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 32 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
Box Score — Pitching
Cubs| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Drew SmylyW | 7.0 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 84 |
| Mark Leiter Jr.H | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 13 |
| Brad Boxberger | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
Nationals| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MacKenzie GoreL | 4.0 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 102 |
| Thaddeus Ward | 2.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 28 |
| Mason Thompson | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 13 |
| Cory Abbott | 2.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 34 |
Season Records
Team
SU
ATS
O/U
Cubs
Overall
0%0-0
0%0-0
0%0-0
Nationals
Overall
0%0-0
0%0-0
0%0-0