The Cubs kept rolling on Saturday afternoon at Nationals Park, beating the Nats for their fifth consecutive win and the eighth in their last nine games. Chicago once again relied on a quality start and one big inning of offense to claim yet another series victory.
Washington built an early 2-0 lead on Javier Assad with an RBI single from Joey Gallo in the 2nd inning and a solo homer by DH Andrés Chaparro in the 4th. Former Cubs prospect DJ Herz dominated his former employer through the first four frames, not allowing a single hit.