It was all Nationals at Wrigley Field Saturday afternoon, as they took an early lead on the Cubs and never looked back. Chicago got a solo homer to avoid a no-hitter and a shutout, but that was basically all with Washington rolling to a 5-1 victory.
Kyle Hendricks did a decent job early on, allowing only a 2nd inning sacrifice fly to former teammate Ildemaro Vargas in the first five frames. Nats starter MacKenzie Gore was even better, not allowing any hits across his first six innings.
Hendricks ran into major trouble in the 6th when he allowed three singles to load the bases with nobody out.