Quade Wins In First Game As Manger Of Cubs

Last updated on Tuesday, August 24, 2010

(WASHINGTON, DC) - Rookie Casey Coleman picked up his first major league win as the Chicago Cubs beat the Washington Nationals 9-1.

Coleman allowed a run on three hits over six and-a-third innings of work to make Mike Quade a winner in his first game as Cubs manager.

Blake DeWitt hit a solo home run and drove in two with Alfonso Soriano and Tyler Colvin also driving in two runs apiece.

Coleman added an RBI single as he evens his record at 1-1.

Ivan Rodriguez drove in the lone Washington run with an RBI groundout in the seventh.

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