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Washington Nationals drop finale to Chicago Cubs in extras, 4-3 in D.C.

They weren’t even supposed to be here today... but the Washington Nationals and Chicago Cubs put on a show in the make-up game for the postponed series finale from last Sunday, battling to a 3-3 tie after nine and going to extra innings in the nation’s capital before Javier Baez’s bunt single with runners on first and third brought in the eventual winning run, 4-3.

Ross vs the Cubs: Before suffering a torn UCL in his right elbow in July of 2017, Joe Ross had faced the Cubs three times over his first three major league seasons, putting up a 3.