Jason Hammel pitched into the ninth inning as the Cubs cut down the Nationals, 4-2, in Washington. Hammel fanned seven while allowing two runs and five hits to improve to 5-and-2. Pedro Strop closed it out for his second save. Dexter Fowler had two hits and scored twice for the Cubs, who have won two of three in the four-game set. Wilson Ramos and Bryce Harper belted solo homers for the Nats. Joe Ross allowed three runs in five frames to suffer the loss in his MLB debut.
Final game of the series is this afternoon in Washington.
