Nationals beat Cubs 10-4 on opening day for manager Blake Butera’s first win with the team

— Brady House, Joey Wiemer and Jacob Young homered for Washington on opening day, and the Nationals beat Alex Bregman and the Chicago Cubs 10-4 on Thursday for manager
Mar 27, 2026, 09:19 am - AP
WSH
CHC
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B. Lord
win

B. Lord1-0

2.1 IP, 4 H, 1 ER, 1 K, 0 BB
M. Boyd
loss

M. Boyd0-1

3.2 IP, 6 H, 6 ER, 7 K, 1 BB

Scoring Summary

Inning

WSHCHC
2ndWiemer homered to left (398 feet).10
3rdBusch singled to left, Swanson scored.11
3rdCrow-Armstrong singled to right, Busch scored, Bregman thrown out at third.12
4thLile singled to right, Chaparro scored, House to third.22
4thAbrams singled to right, House scored and Lile scored, Abrams thrown out at second, Wiemer to third.42
4thNuñez grounded out to shortstop, Wiemer scored.52
4thYoung homered to right (380 feet), Ruiz scored.72
4thSwanson grounded out to second, Hoerner scored, Kelly to third.73
6thNuñez scored on Brown wild pitch.83
7thCrow-Armstrong reached on bunt single to third, Busch scored, Bregman to second.84
9thHouse homered to right (367 feet), García Jr. scored.104
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