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CHICAGO -- Dan Haren showed speed isnt always the most important factor to having success on the mound. Despite throwing every pitch under 90 miles per hour, Haren allowed just five hits and one run in six strong innings to lead the Washington Nationals to a 4-2 victory over the Chicago Cubs on Tuesday night. "In the beginning of the year, I was throwing harder and my stuff was nasty," Haren said, "but I was getting burned by the homers and the one mistake I would make would kill me." Since being activated from the disabled list on July 8, Haren (8-11) is 4-2 with a 2.20 earned run average in eight starts. "Its been unbelievable," Nationals manager Davey Johnson said. "Hes been really pitching good. Hes shown hes a quality pitcher and hes bounced back and pitched great." Asked for his take on the secret to Harens success against the Cubs while topping out at 89 mph, Johnson said: "He locates, changes speeds, hits his spots. Velocity is way overrated." Ryan Zimmerman had two hits and drove in a run, and Bryce Harper also had two hits and scored a crucial ninth-inning run for Washington. Zimmerman had two doubles and could have had two more hits as he lined out to third base in the third inning to start a double play and hit a hard shot at the centre fielder in the seventh. Harper doubled leading off the ninth and scored on Ian Desmonds RBI single to right field. Denard Span, a late-inning defensive replacement, added a run-scoring single for the Nationals final run. Rafael Soriano gave up a leadoff homer to Donnie Murphy in the bottom of the ninth before getting the last three outs for his 32nd save in 38 chances. Cubs starter Chris Rusin (2-3) gave up two runs and 10 hits in 5 2-3 innings, managing to work out of jam after jam with minimal damage. "Just made a couple mistakes that cost me, but I was able to get out of jams, so I helped myself out there," he said. Last September, Rusin was roughed up for five runs on eight hits in one inning against the Nationals. "It was better than last year against these guys," Rusin said. "We didnt get the win. Thats the bad part about it. Just got to learn from a couple mistakes." The Cubs offence -- which scored just 12 runs in eight home games before an 11-run outburst on Monday -- went back into its Wrigley Field struggles. "It is what it is right now," Cubs manager Dale Sveum said. "We score on home runs. Today, both solo home runs." For Haren, the last week has been a whirlwind. He pitched six innings in a start against San Francisco last Thursday, and then made a relief appearance on Saturday, pitching one inning to earn the save in the Nats 15-inning win over Atlanta. There was some concern about how Haren would bounce back. "I felt fine physically, but warming up, it was just a little tougher to get loose," he said. "The first inning or two was a battle, but as the game progressed my stuff got better. "I didnt have my best stuff, especially in the beginning like I said. My cutter was real good. I worked that in on lefties a lot. I didnt throw quite as many splits and my fastball got better as the game went along." The Nationals took a 2-1 lead in the sixth inning as Zimmerman opened with a double, moved to third on Jayson Werths single and scored one out later on Tyler Moores run-scoring infield single. Washington went ahead in the top of the first. Ian Desmond reached on a fielders chose when the Cubs failed to turn a seemingly routine double play, and then scored on Zimmermans double to left field. The Cubs tied it in the bottom of the fourth on Brian Bogusevics first homer of the season, a two-out shot to right field that landed in the first row of the bleachers. NOTES: After the game, the Nationals optioned LHP Ian Krol to Class AAA Syracuse to make room for RHP Ross Ohlendorf. "Hes still learning up here," Johnson said of Krol, "but hes got a heck of a future." ... Cubs SS Starlin Castro batted eighth for the first time this season. He went 0 for 4 to extend his slump to 1 for 27. ... After being sent to the minors earlier in the season, Nationals reliever Drew Storen is back and throwing the ball more effectively, coming off three scoreless appearances in Atlanta during the weekend. ... The four-game series continues Wednesday night with the Ohlendorf (2-0) facing the Cubs Jake Arrieta (1-0). Robert Covington Jersey . PETERSBURG, Fla. Gorgui Dieng Jersey . Rookie Christian Vazquez got his first three major league hits and drove in three runs, while David Ortiz had three RBIs to break open the game in the sixth inning and lead Boston over the Houston Astros 8-3. http://www.timberwolvesgear.com/authenti...rwolves-jersey/. This is the final meeting of the season between these teams.? The Capitals were 5-4 winners in a shootout Oct. Jerryd Bayless Jersey . -- Green Bay wide receiver Greg Jennings will be on the sideline as the Packers make their push for a perfect regular season. Luol Deng Jersey . On Monday night, many fans in this city placed the blame squarely on the captain for his role in the James Neal overtime winner against the Pittsburgh Penguins.Ravichandran Ashwin took 5-67 as India bowled England out for 255 before progressing to 98-3, a lead of 298, in their second innings by the close of day three. Click on the video above to see how the off-spinner claimed the 22nd five-wicket haul of his Test career as India pressed home their advantage in Visakhapatnam.Earlier the hosts had come close to enduring a wicket-less session in the morning as the tourists, who began the day perched precariously at 103-5 in reply to Indias 455, rallied. Ben Stokes and Jonny Bairstow both hit fifties in a 110-run stand before Bairstow (53), after posting his 12th Test fifty off 137 balls, fell nine minutes before the break when he lost his leg stump to a full delivery from Umesh Yadav.Stokes improved his overnight 12 to 70 before he was adjudged lbw to Ashwin after lunch - the all-rounder reviewing the decision unsuccessfully and swiping at the boundary rope in frustration as he left the field of play. Ravichandran Ashwin ended with figures of 5-67 in Englands first innings Englands lengthy batting line-up failed to wag as Indias spinners got to work - Zafar Ansari wasting the last review when trapped bang in front by Ravindra Jadeja, before Ashwin removed Stuart Broad and James Anderson with successive deliveries.Some tight England bowling ensured a slow start to Indias second innings and the prressure told after tea as Broad (2-6) picked up two quick wickets, both on review.ddddddddddddMurali Vijay departed after an inside edge looped up off his pad to Joe Root, diving forward at gully before Lokesh Rahul feathered one through to Bairstow behind the stumps. Test Cricket: The Verdict November 19, 2016, 4:00pm Live on Get Sky Sports Get a Sky Sports pass Virat Kohli came to the crease and upped the run-rate immediately but he lost his fellow first innings centurion Cheteshwar Pujara when Anderson (1-16) pegged back his middle stump to leave the home side 40-3.However, an unbeaten partnership of 58 between Kohli (56no) and Ajinkya Rahane (22no) saw India through to stumps and further strengthen their position going into day four.Live coverage of the second Test between India and England continues on Sunday from 3.45am on Sky Sports 2 and across selected mobile devices, where you can follow the action on our over-by-over commentary and watch in-play clips. 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