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Nationals clinch opening series with 6-3 win over Cubs

A dominant start for Washington's bullpen and bats. Can the Cubs bounce back after Bregman's debut heroics fell short?

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Nationals clinch opening series with 6-3 win over Cubs

CHICAGO (AP) - Joey Wiemer and Keibert Ruiz homered and the Washington Nationals earned a season-opening series win with a 6-3 victory over the Chicago Cubs on Sunday.

Jake Irvin (1-0) allowed two runs and three hits with seven strikeouts and a walk in five innings and Clayton Beeter, the last of four Washington relievers, worked a clean ninth for his first save. Washington took two of three in the series.

Alex Bregman hit two solo home runs - his first since joining the Cubs as a free agent - and Ian Happ added one.

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