Gore outpitches Boyd as Nationals blank Cubs 2-0 to even series

WASHINGTON AP MacKenzie Gore pitched seven innings of three-hit ball and Amed Rosario homered to break a scoreless tie in the seventh as the Washington Nationals beat the Chicago Cubs - on Wednesday night Nasim Nu ez added an RBI double in the eighth to chase Cubs starter Matthew Boyd who carried a perfect challenge into the sixth before walking Nu ez with one out and then giving up a two-out single to rookie Robert Hassell III Rosario s third homer an opposite-field shot into the Washington bullpen in right came on the first pitch thrown by Boyd - in the seventh Gore - has tossed consecutive scoreless innings He struck out seven walked one and threw pitches as the Nationals evened the three-game series The left-hander retired of the final batters he faced in a battle that took only hours minutes Brad Lord worked a clean eighth and Kyle Finnegan earned his th save after letting two runners on in the ninth Boyd permitted two runs over innings while striking out seven walking one and yielding four hits on pitches AP MLB https apnews com hub mlb Source