Official Site of the Nationals · Jun 6, 2015
Ross strong early, but drops MLB debut
Harper's solo home run 0:39 6/6/15: Bryce Harper clears the fences in the bottom of the 9th inning, cutting the Cubs' lead to 4-2Dexter Fowler and Anthony Rizzo keyed a two-run rally in the fifth inning that gave Hammel a 3-1 cushion to work with. After Jonathan Herrera's RBI single gave Chicago a 4-1 lead in the ninth, Bryce Harper led off the home half of the ninth with a home run.
The Cubs improved to 29-25, while the Nationals dropped into a first-place tie with the Mets (30-26), pending the outcome of New York's game with Arizona.
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