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Washington Nationals drop 7-3 decision to Chicago Cubs; Jon Lester & Kyle Schwarber return to Wrigley - Federal Baseball
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2021 Washington Nationals season - Wikipedia
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Contreras homers on first pitch of his majors debut with Cubs
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Giants' Alex Cobb loses no-hit bid with 2 outs in the 9th, settles for 1-hit, 6-1 win over Reds - The San Diego Union-Tribune
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The Cubs made their Opening Day decision. Nico Hoerner proved them wrong. Where do they go from here? - The Athletic
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Lester, Schwarber return to Wrigley Field with Nationals