Nationals Drop Opener, Tie Series at 1-1

Washington Nationals suffer first loss, 10-2 to Chicago Cubs, in Blake Butera era. CJ Abrams out, Nasim Nunez and Jorbit Vivas make debuts. Miles Mikolas struggles in Nationals debut. Defense falters, allowing four runs in second inning. James Wood hits solo homer, Nunez adds RBI single. Cubs respond with three-run homer and more runs. Nationals need to improve pitching and fielding for Sundays rubber match. Support the show:Get a discount at https://solipillow.com/discount/dnn. Advertise on DNN:[email protected] This is an automated, high-level news summary based on public reporting.Report issues to [email protected]. View sources & latest updates:https://sources.thednn.ai/fd29056625321550