Manager Dave Martinez calls the 8-3 loss in the first of a six-game homestand “weird.” Walks and poor defense also made it sloppy.

Michael Busch hit his ninth homer of the season, drove in three runs and finished a double shy of the cycle to help the Chicago Cubs to a 8-3 victory over the Washington Nationals on Tuesday night. Nico Hoerner singled in two runs to complete a four-run fifth inning that put Chicago up 7-3.

Michael Busch finished a double short of a cycle and the Chicago Cubs opened a nine-game road trip with an 8-3 win over the Washington Nationals on Tuesday night.