Chicago Cubs' Pete Crow-Armstrong (4) celebrates his home run with teammates Michael Busch (29) and Kyle Tucker (30) during the first inning of a baseball game against the Washington Nationals at Nationals Park, Thursday, June 5, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Jess Rapfogel) AP

WASHINGTON — Ian Happ homered and drove in four runs on three hits, Pete Crow-Armstrong added his team-leading 16th home run and Cubs beat the Washington Nationals 7-1 on Thursday night to earn their seventh consecutive series victory.

Colin Rea (4-2) allowed five hits over 5⅓ scoreless innings after opener Drew Pomeranz completed a clean first as the Cubs won the rubber game and their 16th of their last 21 games overall.

Washington's Jake Irvin (5-2) allowed three runs over five innings, including Crow-Armstron

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