Ia🌌n Happ🔯 and the Chicago Cubs (78-75) host C.J. Abrams and the Washington Nationals (68-85) on Saturday, with first pitch at 2:20 p.m. ET.
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When is Cubs vs. Nationals and when does it start?
Where to watch Cubs vs. Nationals
The Cubs and Nationals 🐈will hit the field at Wrigley Fi🍎eld for this matchup on Sept. 21, and if you want to see the matchup live, get your tickets now from !
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You can catch this game live on MASN2.
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Cubs vs. Nationals Game Preview
Ethan Roberts (1.0 IP, 0 R, 0 H, 1 K) earned the win in the Cubs’ 7-6 victory over the Nationals Thursday. Seiya Suzuki led the way offensively, going 2-for-3 with a home run and two RBI. Robert Garcia (1.0 IP, 2 R, 3 H, 1 K) took the loss for the Nationals.
Cubs Stats, Odds & Insights
The Cubs have been the moneyline favorite 78 total times this season. They’ve finished 41-37 in those games.
Chicago averages 1.1 home runs per game to 🔯rank 19th in MLB action with 163 total home runs.
The Cubs🌌 are 16th i🍬n MLB with a .396 slugging percentage.
Chicago’s 3.83 team ERA ranks ninth across all MLB pitching staffs.
The Cuꦐbs have the 14th-🥃ranked WHIP in baseball (1.253).
Nationals Stats, Odds & Insights
This season, the Natioꦦnals have been the underdog 125 times and won 53, or🍎 42.4%, of those games.
Washington has hit just 128 homers this season, which ranks 29th in t🍷he majors.
The Nationals are 23rd in MLB with a slugging percentage of .376🎐 this season.
Washington has the 25th-ranked ERA (4.37) in the 🍌majors this season.
The Nationals have a c🐷ombined WHIP of 1🍨.345 as a pitching staff, which is fifth-worst in baseball this season.
Cubs Starter Recent Performance: Kyle Hendricks
| Opponent | Date | IP | H | R | ER | K | BB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| at Rockies | Sept. 15 | 6.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 3 |
| at Dodgers | Sept. 9 | 4.1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| vs. Pirates | Sept. 3 | 5.0 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 1 |
| at Pirates | Aug. 28 | 1.2 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 3 |
| at Marlins | Aug. 23 | 4.2 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 |
Nationals Starter Recent Performance: MacKenzie Gore
| Opponent | Date | IP | H | R | ER | K | BB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| vs. Marlins | Sept. 15 | 6.0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 |
| vs. Braves | Sept. 10 | 3.2 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 3 |
| at Marlins | Sept. 4 | 6.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 1 |
| vs. Yankees | Aug. 28 | 6.0 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 1 |
| at Braves | Aug. 23 | 6.0 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 |
Cubs Key Players to Watch
Kyle Hendricks makes the start for the Cu🥃bs, his 23rd of the season. He is 4-11 with a 6.25 ERA and 83 strikeouts in 118 2/3 innings p🐲itched.
🐽His most recent time out was on Sunday against the Colorado Rockies, when the righty thr🦹ew six innings, surrendering one earned run while allowing two hits.
The 34-year-old has an ERA of 6.25, with 6.3 strikeouts per nine innings, in 27 games thiꦕs season. Opposing hi🐈tters have a .290 batting average against him.
Happ leads Chicago in home runs with 25 and runs batted in 🦄with 85.
Nico Hoerner has collected 149 hits this season and has an OBP of .334. He’s slugging .359 on the year.
Cody Bellinger has 132 hitsꦛ this season and a slash line of .270/.331/.436.
Nationals Key Players to Watch
MacKenzie Gore (9-12) ꧋will take🙈 to the mound for the Nationals and make his 31st start of the season.
The left-hander’s last appearance was on Sunday, when he threw six innings against the Miami Marlins, giving up no earned runs while allowing two hits.
The 25-year-old has pitched to a 4.17 ERA this season with 9.6 strikeouts per nine inningsꦡ compared to 3.6 walks per ಌnine across 30 games.
Abrams has put up a team-high 20 home runs and📖 65 runs batted in.
Luis Garcia’s 65 runs batted in and .280 batting average both lead his team.
Keibert 🥃Ruiz is batting .227 with 21 doubles, 13𝔉 home runs and 16 walks.
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