After one of their more impressive wins of the season, the Washington Nationals open a four-game home series against the Chicago Cubs on Monday.
The Nationals defeated the Pittsburgh Pirates 7-2 on Sunday to salvage the finale of the three-game series, while the Cubs lost their third straight, 4-3 to the Miami Marlins.Smyly has been a solid performer early in his second season with the Cubs. After being hammered for seven runs -- six earned -- in his first outing of the season, Smyly is 2-0 with a 1.54 ERA over his past four starts.
"When he can pound the strike zone and use his fastball to throw strike one, he is going to be what he was today -- very effective," manager Dave Martinez said. "He has a lot of movement on his ball. But I'm also proud of him just going out there and trusting his fastball, keeping the ball down and using it."
Cody Bellinger homered for a second straight game and had two RBIs, while Dansby Swanson recorded two hits with an RBI on Sunday. The Cubs were 1-for-7 with runners in scoring position. Chicago's Nico Hoerner singled in the seventh inning to extend his consecutive games on base streak to 25.
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