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The Cubs have lost three of their first four games out of the All-Star break.

Keibert Ruiz hit a two-run homer and went 3 for 3 with a double to lead the Washington Nationals past the Chicago Cubs 7-5 on Tuesday night.

CHICAGO -- With the Trade Deadline quickly approaching on Aug. 1, it is easy to focus on who could be coming and going in Washington. The Nationals’ 7-5 win over the Cubs on Monday was a reminder, too, of the steps that already were taken at previous Deadlines to build

CHICAGO -- Ian Happ turned on a 1-0 slider early in the bottom of the sixth inning on Monday night, sending the ball 112.6 mph off the bat and over the left-center-field wall. The 370-foot two-run shot just got over the wall and, per Statcast, wouldn’t have been a home

Keibert Ruiz hit a two-run homer and went 3 for 3 with a double to lead the Washington Nationals past the Chicago Cubs 7-5 on Tuesday night.

Can't lose that game. But the Cubs did lose that game.

Hope running thin after another loss. A number of Cubs players to discuss.

It doesn’t show in the box score, but sketchy defense was one of the reasons the Cubs lost this game.

The Chicago Cubs have at-bats to give out at third base right now, but they are giving them to Miles Mastrobuoni instead of the plethora of other candidates in Iowa.

Take a look at the Chicago Cubs lineup for the second of three games against the Washington Nationals at Wrigley Field.