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03/28 16:12 CDT Cade Horton and Ian Happ power the Cubs to a 10-2 victory over
the Nationals
Cade Horton and Ian Happ power the Cubs to a 10-2 victory over the Nationals
By MATT CARLSON
Associated Press
CHICAGO (AP) --- Cade Horton threw four-hit ball into the seventh inning, Ian
Happ broke the game open with a three-run homer in the sixth inning and the
Chicago Cubs routed the Washington Nationals 10-2 on Saturday.
Miguel Amaya homered and finished with two hits and two RBIs, and Pete
Crow-Armstrong added two hits. Nico Hoerner, Matt Shaw and Carson Kelly drove
in runs as the Cubs avenged Thursday's 10-4 opening day loss.
Horton (1-0), the runner-up in the 2025 NL Rookie of the Year race, retired the
first nine batters he faced before James Wood led off the fourth with a solo
homer. The 24-year-old right-hander was charged with two runs in 6 1/3 innings,
with four strikeouts and a walk.
Three Chicago relievers followed Horton and didn't allow a hit.
Washington shortstop CJ Abrams missed the game due to a death in the family.
Replacement Nasim Nuez singled in a run.
Miles Mikolas (0-1) allowed six runs, four earned, on seven hits in five
innings in his first start for the Nationals after signing as a free agent.
Horton pitched only three innings in his previous regular-season start, on
Sept. 23 against the New York Mets, before leaving with back tightness that was
diagnosed as a cracked right rib. He missed the Cubs' playoff series against
San Diego and Milwaukee, finishing last season at 11-4 with a 2.67 ERA.
The Cubs grabbed a 4-0 lead in the second. Shaw's sacrifice fly opened the
scoring, then Amaya's bloop single scored a second run. Two unearned runs
scored on Michael Busch's pop after Daylen Lile collided with Nuez in short
left field.
Wood's drive cut it to 4-1 in the fourth, but Amaya replied with a solo drive
in the bottom half.
The teams exchanged runs again in the fifth. Happ greeted Ken Waldichuk,
Washington's second reliever, with a shot to left, making it 9-2.
Up next
Washington RHP Jake Irvin faces Chicago LHP Shota Imanaga in Sunday's series
finale.
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