Series Preview: Washington Nationals at Chicago Cubs with Probable Pitchers 9/5-9/7

MLB Series Preview: Washington Nationals at Chicago Cubs with Probable Pitching 3/26-3/29

Washington Nationals (56-83) at Chicago Cubs (80-60)

Game 1:

Date: Friday, September 5th
Time: 1:20 PM CDT
Broadcast: Apple TV+

Game 2:

Date: Saturday, September 6th
Time: 1:20 PM CDT
Broadcast: MASN 2 / Marquee Sports Network

Game 3:

Date: Sunday, September 7th
Time: 1:20 PM CDT
Broadcast:  MASN 2 / Marquee Sports Network

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Probable Starting Pitching

Washington Nationals vs. Chicago Cubs

Friday: Jake Irvin (8-10, 5.42 ERA, 102 K) vs. Javier Assad (1-1, 4.05 ERA, 10 K)

Saturday: Brad Lord (4-8, 4.34 ERA, 85 K) vs. Matthew Boyd (12-7, 2.94 ERA, 142 K)

Sunday: Andrew Alvarez (1-0, 0.00 ERA, 4 K) vs. Colin Rea (10-6, 4.30 ERA, 98 K)

Team Stats

Washington Nationals

AVG: .243
R: 588
HR: 130
ERA: 5.28
K: 1070
WHIP: 1.43

Chicago Cubs

AVG: .249
R: 688
HR: 189
ERA: 3.88
K: 1073
WHIP: 1.21

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Team Leaders

Washington Nationals

AVG: CJ Abrams – .265
HR: James Wood – 27
RBI: James Wood – 86
W: Jake Irvin – 8
ERA: MacKensie Gore – 4.15
K: MacKenzie Gore – 173

Chicago Cubs

AVG: Nico Hoerner– .288
HR: Pete Crow-Armstrong – 28
RBI: Seiya Suzuki – 89
W: Matthew Boyd – 12
ERA: Matthew Boyd – 2.94
K: Matthew Boyd – 142

Next Up:

Washington: September 8-11 at Miami Marlins
Chicago: September 8-10 at Atlanta Braves

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