Overview

• Pinch-hitter Josh Bell launched a three-run homer after Robert Hassell III’s leadoff shot to cap Washington’s five-run ninth and finish a 6-3 comeback at Wrigley Field.
• Daniel Palencia allowed five runs without recording an out, then left with posterior right-shoulder tightness and is undergoing further evaluation, with early reports suggesting an injured-list stint is possible.
• Manager Craig Counsell faces immediate late-inning decisions, with Brad Keller, Caleb Thielbar and Andrew Kittredge cited in reports as candidates to share high-leverage work.
• Chicago played short-handed in the outfield as Pete Crow-Armstrong sat a day after fouling a ball off his right knee but is day-to-day with negative X-rays, and Kyle Tucker remains limited by left-calf tightness.
• The loss cost the Cubs the series and dropped them 7.5 games behind Milwaukee in the NL Central, though they remain in a wild-card spot heading into a road set in Atlanta; Carson Kelly’s two solo homers were not enough.