Michael Busch finished double a cycle and the Chicago Cubs opened a road trip of nine games with an 8-3 victory against the Washington Nationals on Tuesday evening.
Busch finished 3-in-4 with a walk, rolled in three points and scored twice for the Cubs, who won three consecutive games and 13 out of 16. Nico Hoerner had a single two-rounds, and inby Swanson struck two sacrifice flies.
Leaving Cubs Cade Horton (3-0) sailed 5 1/3 sleeves, granting three points on six strokes.
Luis Garcia Jr. made three strokes for nationals.
Trevor Williams (3-6) granted five points on five strokes in 4 1/3 rounds.
Chicago played without the Kyle Tucker outfit, which is daily with a stuck finger.
The Nationals took an advance of 1-0 in the first when CJ Abrams started with only one, stolen second, went to third place on a field and scored on a single by Garcia.
Chicago quickly equaled it when Busch launched the second with a triple and scored on the sacrificial fly of Swanson.
In the third of Washington, Jose Tena started with a walk and Daylen Lile doubled to put the runners in the second and third. Tena then scored when Abrams fled and Lile returned home on a sacrifice fly by James Wood to do it 3-1.
Cubs quickly tied him. Pete Crow-Armstrong doubled at the top of the fourth, then stole third place. Carson Kelly has reached the choice of a defensive player with Crow-Armstrong in third. Busch chose Crow-Armstrong at home and Kelly went to third place. Swanson provided his second fly of sacrifice at night to attach it.
Chicago took command in the fifth. Matt Shaw doubled and Ian got up first in the third. Shaw scored on the fly of the Seiya Suzuki bag and Andrew Chafin replaced Williams. Crow-Armstrong has walked and Kelly has chosen to load the bases. Busch walked to do it 5-3 and Cole Henry replaced Chafin. Swanson fell back, but the single of two Hoerner points increased the advance to 7-3.
Busch succeeded 8-3 when he dominated at the top of the seventh.
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