Cubs hand Nationals their 6th straight loss – WSJM Morning Sports

News/Talk/Sports 94.9 WSJM · Aug 9, 2022 · 2m

MLB – Major League Baseball Yesterday Chicago Cubs 6, Washington Nationals 3 White Sox and Tigers were off Cubs 6, Nationals 3 – Thompson, Velázquez, Morel power Cubs past Nationals 6-3 Keegan Thompson pitched six effective innings, rookies Nelson Velázquez and Christopher Morel homered in the third inning, and the Chicago Cubs beat the Washington Nationals 6-3. Thompson (9-5) didn’t walk a batter for the second time in three starts while scattering five hits over six innings. Luke Voit hit a homer off Thompson with one out in the sixth to end Thompson’s shutout bid…