Bleed Cubbie Blue · Aug 31, 2024
Cubs 5, Nationals 3: Keeping the line moving
Rafael Suanes-USA TODAY SportsThere’s something about this team... I suspect you see it too. It took nearly the entire season to get there, but now the Chicago Cubs don’t seem to mind if they fall behind. There’s always a rally within them, and that was the case again Saturday in a come-from-behind 5-3 win over the Nationals, their fifth straight victory, eighth in their last nine and 11 of their last 14.
Things didn’t start out well. The Nats put a run on the board in the second off Javier Assad and then Andrés Chaparro homered off Assad in the fourth for a 2-0 advantage.
The Cubs did get some good defense that helped out in the third, an inning-ending double play [VIDEO].