Anthony Rizzo homered twice and Miguel Montero added a blast, but the Chicago Cubs fell to the Washington Nationals, 7-5, as the Nats clung to an early lead to prevail, evening the series at one game apiece.
Starter Tsuyoshi Wada struggled mightily for the first time this season, allowing five earned runs on nine hits in just 3 2/3 innings of work – and the offense, despite the long-ball contributions of Montero and Rizzo, couldn’t make up the lost ground.
Washington (30-25) scored three times in the second and twice in the fourth, before adding lone runs in both the seventh and eighth innings.