Pete Crow-Armstrong hits 27th homer and Cubs beat Nationals 8-6 to move
20 games over .500
[August 12, 2026]
By BYRON KERR
WASHINGTON (AP) — Pete Crow-Armstrong, Alex Bregman and
Seiya Suzuki homered, and the Chicago Cubs rallied from an early deficit
to beat the Washington Nationals 8-6 on Tuesday night.
Crow-Armstrong's third-inning shot, his 27th, hit the facade of the
third deck in right field, traveling an estimated 437 feet. |
Chicago Cubs shortstop Dansby Swanson throws to first base for an out on
a ball hit by Washington Nationals' Dylan Crews during the third inning
of a baseball game, Tuesday, Aug 11, 2026, in Washington. (AP
Photo/Terrance Williams) |
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Bregman hit his 13th homer and finished 2 for 4 with three runs
scored. Suzuki hit his 20th in the eighth inning to make it 8-4.
The Cubs (70-50) improved to a season-best 20 games over .500.
They were 34-34 on June 10 but have gone 36-16 since, and they
have a commanding lead in the NL wild-card race.
All-Star CJ Abrams hit a two-run homer in the first inning for
Washington, his 29th, and Jacob Young went deep in the second,
his 10th, to give the Nationals a 3-1 lead. Dylan Crews also hit
his 10th homer for Washington.
The Cubs scored in five consecutive innings, highlighted by a
three-run fourth. Carson Kelly's RBI grounder off Jake Irvin
(2-6) put Chicago ahead 4-3.
Shota Imanaga allowed three homers for the fourth time this
season and could not get out of the fifth, departing with two
outs and a 6-4 lead. Ryan Rolison (7-1) recorded the next four
outs.
After the Nationals got within 8-6 in the eighth with two runs
against Ryan Zeferjahn, Jacob Webb got the last four outs for
his eighth save.
Abrams increased his major league-leading RBI total to 91,
matching Ian Desmond in 2014 for the most in a season by a
Nationals shortstop. The NL Player of the Month for July, Abrams
has 11 homers and 31 RBIs in his last 31 games.
Up next
LHP David Peterson (6-7, 5.35 ERA) starts Wednesday for the
Cubs, while the Nationals are expected to promote top lefty
prospect Jackson Kent from Triple-A.
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