The Cubs had the last laugh in a seesaw affair against the Nationals at Wrigley Field Thursday night. Both sides suffered bullpen meltdowns but Chicago was able to cling to a one-run lead over the final two innings to earn a 7-6 victory.
Washington went ahead on Javier Assad via a run-scoring single by DH Andrés Chaparro in the top of the 1st inning. Cody Bellinger tied game in the bottom of the frame with his own RBI single against veteran lefty Patrick Corbin.
The pattern repeated itself in the 3rd, when James Wood hit a smash at Ian Happ that the left fielder couldn’t corral on what became a go-ahead double.