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Nationals swipe team-record 7 bags off struggling Cub Miguel Montero

WASHINGTON -- The Washington Nationals stole a team-record seven bases Tuesday night in a 6-1 victory over the visiting Chicago Cubs and their beleaguered catcher, Miguel Montero.

The seven steals are the most the Nationals have ever tallied in a single game since moving to D.C. in 2005, and are tied for the franchise record, most recently accomplished by the Montreal Expos on May 7, 1986.

The seven steals off Montero means the Cubs are now 1-for-32 (3 percent) this season throwing out would-be basestealers. Montero, who also made a throwing error in the game, is on pace for the lowest caught-stealing percentage (minimum 25 attempts) for a Cubs catcher since at least 1969.