Wednesday, May 27th, 2015 7:05PM CST
In Chicago on Wednesday night, the Washington Nationals secured a three-zero victory over the Chicago Cubs. The win was highlighted by Max Scherzer’s dominant pitching performance, where he recorded a season-high thirteen strikeouts and outdueled Jon Lester, along with Bryce Harper contributing his eighteenth home run of the year.
Date: Wednesday, May 27th, 2015
Time: 7:05PM CST
Stadium: Wrigley Field
Location: Chicago, Illinois
Attendance: 34,215
| Innings: | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
CHC |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
WSH |
0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |

Doubles: Lake (2, Scherzer); Soler (12, Grace)
Sacrifice Hit: Fowler
Team Left On Base: 9
Team Runners Left In Scoring Position: 0-6 (Fowler 0-1, Bryant 0-2, Ross 0-1, Lester 0-1, Castro 0-1)
Runners Left In Scoring Position With 2 Outs: Fowler 1; Lester 1; Castro 2

Pitcher Notes: J. Russell pitched to 1 batter in the 8th
Hit By Pitch: Rizzo (By Grace)
First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced: Lester 21-30; J. Russell 1-1; Motte 2-3; Wood 3-6
Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes: Lester 16-16-20-17; J. Russell 1-0-0-0; Motte 1-1-5-2; Wood 3-2-3-4
Ground Balls-Fly Balls: Lester 9-2; J. Russell 0-0; Motte 0-2; Wood 1-0
Game Scores: J Lester 65

Double Plays: 1 (A. Russell-Castro-Rizzo)
Errors: A. Russell (7, throw); Castro 2 (11, ground ball 2)

Stolen Bases: Lake (2, 3rd base off Scherzer/Ramos)

Doubles: Desmond 2 (16, Lester 2)
Home Runs: Harper (18, 6th inning off Lester 0 on, 0 Out); Espinosa (6, 9th inning off Wood 0 on, 1 Out)
Runs Batted In: Harper (43), Espinosa (14)
Ground Into Double Play: Span
Team Left On Base: 10
Team Runners Left In Scoring Position: 0-8 (Escobar 0-3, Moore 0-1, Uggla 0-1, Harper 0-2, Zimmerman 0-1)
Runners Left In Scoring Position With 2 Outs: Escobar 1; Moore 1; Harper 2

Pitcher Notes: Grace pitched to 2 batters in the 8th
First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced: Scherzer 21-27; Grace 1-2; Janssen 0-3; Storen 4-4
Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes: Scherzer 23-21-15-13; Grace 0-0-1-1; Janssen 2-0-3-3; Storen 3-4-1-3
Ground Balls-Fly Balls: Scherzer 1-7; Grace 0-0; Janssen 2-1; Storen 1-1
Game Scores: M Scherzer 79
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