Cubs reliever Trevor Cahill was taken out of the game in favor of right-hander Adam Warren. Two batters later, Werth hit a 1-0 pitch off the fence in right-center to allow Taylor to score. It was Werth's second game-winning hit in four days: He also had a walk-off single against the Phillies on Sunday.
The game went back and forth in the late innings. The score was tied at 1 in the eighth when pinch-hitter Stephen Drew homered to right on a 2-0 pitch from Pedro Strop to give Washington the lead.