WASHINGTON -- Welington Castillo got his bat on the ball at precisely the right time. Even though it was a complete accident and Castillo didnt get credit for a hit, his bat essentially won the game for the Chicago Cubs. Alfonso Soriano scored the tiebreaking run in the ninth inning after a one-of-a-kind throw by Washington catcher Kurt Suzuki went for an error, and the Cubs rallied to beat the Nationals 2-1 Sunday. The Cubs didnt have a baserunner through the first five innings and trailed 1-0 entering the eighth before coming back in the deciding matchup of a three-game series. Facing Nationals closer Rafael Soriano (0-1) in the ninth, Alfonso Soriano singled and took second on a single by Julio Borbon. After Ryan Sweeney struck out, both runners took off on a double steal with Castillo at the plate. Suzukis throw hit Castillos bat. The ball veered well to the left of third base and into foul ground, allowing Alfonso Soriano to scoot home. "I was just standing there and I just feel the ball hitting my bat and the ball fly into the outfield," Castillo said. If Castillo moved into the throw, interference would have been called. "I didnt move. I just looked," Castillo said. "Only thing that I say when (Suzuki) said something to the umpire is, I didnt move. And the umpire said, I see you didnt move." Cubs manager Dale Sveum said, "The way you draw it up, thats the way you do it. Make the catcher get around you. Dont let him have the throwing lane." Suzuki shrugged his shoulders afterward and said, "Thats the first time I have ever done something like that, let alone saw it. Its one of those things, where a freak thing happens like that." Alfonso Soriano concluded: "Its a huge play for us and we score a run and we dont have to hit the ball." James Russell (1-0) worked the eighth and Kevin Gregg got three outs for his sixth save. "A very big win for us," Alfonso Soriano said. The Cubs won the final two games of the series, even though the Nationals started Stephen Strasburg and Gio Gonzalez. "To come back and win both games obviously against the two best pitchers in baseball showed me a lot about these guys," Sveum said. Ryan Zimmerman drove in the run for the Nationals, who went 1 for 9 with runners in scoring position. After missing the first two games of the series with an ingrown toenail, Washingtons Bryce Harper went 0 for 2 with two walks and is mired in 4-for-35 skid. Nationals starter Gio Gonzalez retired the first 15 batters he faced, finished with seven innings of two-hit ball and left with a 1-0 lead. But the bullpen couldnt make the advantage stand up. "I feel like we have a great bullpen," said Gonzalez, who was pulled after throwing only 86 pitches. "You turn the page, move forward and go to the next series." Gonzalez walked one and struck out six. He was flawless until Dioner Navarro opened the sixth by beating out a grounder deep in the hole that shortstop Ian Desmond gloved before opting not to attempt a throw. The Cubs then used a walk and a single to load the bases with two outs before Gonzalez retired Anthony Rizzo on a grounder to first base. Gonzalez concluded his performance with a perfect seventh. In the eighth, however, Chicago pulled even against reliever Drew Storen. Navarro drew a leadoff walk and was replaced by pinch-runner Travis Wood, who advanced on a sacrifice and scored on a two-out single by Starlin Castro. Cubs starter Scott Feldman gave up one run, five hits and three walks in six innings. The Nationals hit two doubles and drew two walks in the first inning, but they left the bases loaded after Zimmerman doubled in a run. Washington also stranded a runner in scoring position in the second and third innings. By that time, Feldmans pitch count was at 61. 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MIAMI -- It took nine starts, but Brandon McCarthy finally got his first win with the Arizona Diamondbacks. McCarthy pitched a three-hitter for his first win since being struck in the head by a line drive last season, helping the Arizona Diamondbacks beat the Miami Marlins 1-0 on Saturday night. "He just got on a roll and we left him in there," Arizona manager Kirk Gibson said. "He did it quickly, that was the best sign of all." Gerardo Parra led off the game with a home run for Arizona, which has won four in a row while dealing the Marlins a season-long seven-game losing streak. "It was a good baseball game," Marlins manager Mike Redmond said. "The outcome wasnt good for us but it was a good game. I thought guys were aggressive. We got good pitches to hit, but we cant get out of the other end of these tight games." McCarthy (1-3) struck out five and walked two while throwing 68 of 99 pitches for strikes in his third career shutout, first since Sept. 3, 2011, against Seattle. "Its something that I want to do and be able to follow through on," said McCarthy of his seventh career complete game. McCarthy was hit in the head by an Erick Aybar line drive on Sept 5. 2012, against the Angels while with Oakland. He suffered a skull fracture and underwent surgery to end his season. He signed a two-year deal with Arizona in December and went without a win in his first eight starts with his new club. "The win part, I dont care, like I said last week, its a win for us, which is the only thing I care about," McCarthy said. "My numbers and stats are really inconsequential. Its nice that we were able to get it and it was nice that I was a big part of that, but thats how I look at it." Last Sunday, McCarthy was pulled after eight scoreless innings and 88 pitches, and Arizonas relievers blew a late lead during a 4-2 loss in 10 innings to the Philadelphia Phillies. Parras home run to right-centre field came on the first pitch from Tom Koehler (0-2) on Saturday. It was Parras third career leadoff home run and it came on the advice of batting coach Don Baylor. "I talked to him before the game and he said, Just swing first pitch and he was right," Parra said. "Hes got more experience than me. It was the first time ssince Sept.dddddddddddd14, 1993, in which a game featured a leadoff home run on the first pitch of the game and that was the only run scored, according to the Elias Sports Bureau when Carlos Garcia accomplished the feat for the Pirates against the Marlins. "Youre just trying to throw a first-pitch strike, but I dont think you could have put it on a tee any better," Koehler said. "He swings first pitch and he got exactly what he was looking for. And he took care of it." Miami had a chance to tie the game in the bottom of the first on Chris Coghlans single to right, but Parra threw out Derek Dietrich at the plate to end the inning. "The throw there, weve seen it a lot," Gibson said. "Its unreal how good he is and how accurate and strong his arm is. It was a big play for us." McCarthy retired the next 14 batters he faced until Adeiny Hechavarria singled in the sixth. Hechavarria advanced to second on a passed ball, but McCarthy struck out Dietrich to end the inning. "From about the second inning on I was kind of able to get back to (a focus point) and at least repeat my delivery, make some pitches, and turn the game over to my favour instead of the first where everything was a little too optimal and too hittable," McCarthy said. The Marlins had another scoring opportunity in the seventh after a balk by McCarthy advanced Marcell Ozuna to second, but Placido Polanco lined out to end the threat. McCarthy retired the final nine batters to complete a 2-hour, 24-minute gem. Koehler, making his third career start, limited the Diamondbacks to one run and three hits over six innings. He struck out seven and walked two. Ryan Webb pitched 1 1-3 scoreless innings in relief to extend his scoreless streak to 16 2-3 innings for Miami. Notes: McCarthy has walked three batters or fewer in 68 straight starts, the third-longest active streak in baseball. ... Diamondbacks 1B Paul Goldschmidt went 1 for 4 and is hitting .426 (23 for 54) with seven home runs and 17 RBIs in May. ... Marlins 1B Logan Morrison (knee) will begin a rehab assignment on Monday with Class A Jupiter. ... Arizona LHP Wade Miley (3-2, 3.75 ERA) will take the mound in Sundays series finale against Marlins RHP Ricky Nolasco (2-5, 4.39 ERA). Cheap NFL Jerseys ' ' '