CHICAGO -- It's been a tale of two halves for Cubs pitcher Jon Lester, who has looked like anything but an All-Star since the break.
Ryan Zimmerman matched a career high with six RBIs, hitting a pair of home runs, and Daniel Murphy added a two-run shot off Lester to power the Nationals in a 9-4 Cubs loss on Saturday at Wrigley Field.
With the loss, Lester remained winless in five starts since the All-Star break, and has been charged with 26 earned runs over 22 2/3 innings for a 10.