Nico Hoerner had two hits and scored two runs, and the Chicago Cubs beat the sloppy Washington Nationals 5-3 on Saturday for their fifth straight win.
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“We have given ourselves a chance to play games in September that count and mean something," Cubs manager Craig Counsell said."It took a really good month and it’s going to take another great month. I am proud of the guys for putting together a great stretch of baseball and give ourselves a chance here.”The Nationals put two runners on in the ninth, but Porter Hodge struck out Dylan Crews and James Wood for his third save.
Chicago went ahead to stay with four runs in the fifth inning against DJ Herz , a former Cubs prospect who was traded to the Nationals last year. Following a Pete Crow-Armstrong sacrifice fly, Christian Bethancourt singled and center fielder Jacob Young overran the ball. Busch scored on the play, and Ian Happ’s groundout drove in Hoerner for a 3-2 lead. Swanson added a two-out RBI double against Jacob Barnes.
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