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CHICAGO (AP) \u2014 Brady House, Joey Wiemer and Jacob Young homered for Washington on opening day, and the Nationals beat Alex Bregman and the Chicago Cubs 10-4 on Thursday for manager Blake Butera\u2019s first win<\/a> with the team.<\/p>\n

CJ Abrams hit a tiebreaking two-run single during Washington\u2019s six-run fourth inning on a blustery, overcast afternoon at Wrigley Field. Andr\u00e9s Chaparro had two hits and scored a run.<\/p>\n

Butera is part of a new leadership group for the rebuilding Nationals after they went 66-96 last year in their sixth straight losing season. Paul Toboni took over as the team\u2019s president of baseball operations on Oct. 1<\/a>, and he hired the 33-year-old Butera<\/a> out of Tampa Bay\u2019s front office.<\/p>\n

Michael Busch had three hits for Chicago, which begins the season with World Series aspirations after losing to Milwaukee in the playoffs last year. Pete Crow-Armstrong had two hits and two RBIs just days after agreeing to a $115 million, six-year contract<\/a> with the Cubs.<\/p>\n

Bregman and Crow-Armstrong each got a loud ovation from the crowd of 39,712 when they were announced with the starting lineup. Bregman went 1 for 4 with a single and a walk in his first regular-season game since signing a $175 million, five-year contract<\/a> with the Cubs in free agency.<\/p>\n

Wiemer hit a solo drive to left off Matthew Boyd in the second. Young capped Washington\u2019s fourth-inning outburst with a two-run shot to right off Ben Brown, and House tacked on another two-run drive in the ninth against Jacob Webb.<\/p>\n

Boyd (0-1) was charged with six runs and six hits in 3 2\/3 innings in his third career opening-day start. The left-hander struck out seven and walked one.<\/p>\n

Washington\u2019s Cade Cavalli allowed three runs, two earned, and three hits in 3 2\/3 innings in his first start on opening day. Brad Lord (1-0) pitched 2 1\/3 innings of one-run ball for the win.<\/p>\n

Up next<\/p>\n

Following a day off, Miles Mikolas makes his first start for Washington on Saturday. Mikolas signed a $2.25 million, one-year deal<\/a> with the Nationals in February. Cade Horton pitches for Chicago.<\/p>\n

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