Washington Nationals at Chicago Cubs

The Washington Nationals secured a 6-3 victory over the Chicago Cubs at Wrigley Field, with the postgame ABS review highlighting a critical moment that swung the late innings. Across four challenges, only one call was overturned — a pivotal strike call against Cubs’ Carson Kelly in the bottom of the sixth inning that altered the count from 1-1 to 0-2. This single shift in the count contributed to maintaining the Nationals’ momentum during a tight 4-2 lead late in the game.

Overall, the Cubs’ challenges were split evenly: they managed to overturn one of their two calls, while the Nationals were unable to overturn any of theirs. The three confirmed calls all involved called strikes or balls in the sixth inning, demonstrating a period of intense pitching duel scrutiny. That the overturned call was delivered by the plate umpire — who had only one out of four challenges overturned — suggests a relatively stable zone, though the single reversal in a high-leverage count indicates room for interpretive variance at crucial moments.