Contreras, Avila homers lead Cubs over Nationals 7-4

Willson Contreras homered and drove in three runs, Alex Avila homered for his first hit with the Cubs and Chicago beat the Washington Nationals 7-4 on Saturday to even the series between division leaders.
Aug 6, 2018, 12:35 am - Associated Press
WSH
CHC
123456789RHE
100200010471
40000210-792
J. Lackey
win

J. Lackey9-9

5.0 IP, 6 H, 2 ER, 3 K, 1 BB
E. Jackson
loss

E. Jackson2-2

5.0 IP, 6 H, 4 ER, 8 K, 0 BB
W. Davis
save

W. Davis23

1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 ER, 2 K, 2 BB

Scoring Summary

Inning

WSHCHC
1stHarper homered to right (381 feet).10
1stBryant doubled to deep center, Jay scored.11
1stContreras reached on infield single to pitcher, Bryant scored.12
1stAvila homered to center (412 feet), Zobrist scored.14
4thRendon hit sacrifice fly to left, Zimmerman scored, Murphy to second on throwing error by left fielder Contreras.24
4thWieters singled to center, Murphy scored.34
6thContreras homered to left center (424 feet), Rizzo scored.36
7thJay singled to center, Happ scored.37
8thRendon grounded into fielder's choice to second, Zimmerman out at second, Harper to third, Harper scored on throwing error by shortstop Báez.47
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