June 7, 2015 – Cubs 6, Nationals 3 – Nationals Park

http://m.nationals.mlb.com/news/article/129218082/cubs-grind-out-third-win-in-washington

 

Attendance: 40,939

Game Time: 3:12

Weather: 79 degrees, overcast

Wind: 4 mph

Umpires: Home Plate - Kerwin Danley, First Base - Gabe Morales, Second Base - Rob Drake, Third Base - Joe West

Seventh-inning stretch song: Twist & Shout – The Beatles

 

Highlights – perfect baseball weather … sellout crowd … Metropolitan Washington Ear recognized on the scoreboard at the end of the fourth inning … Desmond 2-run homer in second gave Nats a two-run lead … after Cubs took a 4-2 lead, Nats rallied in the bottom of the sixth to cut the deficit in half … bullpen held Cubs scoreless over last 3 innings

 

Other – Jordan Zimmermann struggled, giving up 4 runs in 5 innings … Blake Treinen let Cubs expand lead to 6-3 in top of the sixth, giving up 2 hits, 3 walks and a wild pitch … Nats lost their 8^th game in the last 10 and fell behind the Mets into second place in the NL East