Jayson Werth turned boos to cheers by scoring the winning run on a wild pitch in the bottom of the 10th inning, and the Washington Nationals snagged another one-run victory with a 5-4 Fourth of July matinee win over the Chicago Cubs on Monday.

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Werth opened the inning by drawing a walk off Marcos Mateo (1-2), then advanced on a sacrifice by pinch-hitting pitcher Livan Hernandez. Mateo was replaced by Carlos Marmol, and Werth stole third on Marmol's first pitch to Ivan Rodriguez. Then Marmol uncorked a 2-2 pitch that sailed way outside to Rodriguez.

Werth scored and was mobbed by his teammates, a welcome celebration for a slugger who has struggled in his first season in Washington.