MLB Playoff Push: Cubs beat Nationals to stave off elimination

Jameson Taillon allowed two hits over six innings, Dansby Swanson hit a 16th home run and the Chicago Cubs beat the Washington Nationals 3-1 on Friday to stave off elimination from postseason contention.

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Chicago Cubs' Nico Hoerner, left, and Pete Crow-Armstrong, right, celebrate at home after scoring off Mike Tauchman's two-run pinch-hit single during the seventh inning of a baseball game against the Washington Nationals, Friday, Sept. 20, 2024, in Chicago. (Charles Rex Arbogast/AP Photo).