Jameson Taillon allowed two hits over six innings, Dansby Swanson hit his 16th home run and the Chicago Cubs beat the Washington Nationals 3-1 to stave off elimination from postseason contention

It was a tough year,” said starter Kyle Hendricks, who threw 5 ⅓ innings, allowing four runs on nine hits with two strikeouts. “Just up and down, right about .500 with our record. Just seemed like we’d catch steam and then couldn’t maintain it.