Cubs and Nationals meet in series rubber match
Washington Nationals (1-1) vs. Chicago Cubs (1-1) Chicago; Sunday, 2:20 p. m.
EDT PITCHING PROBABLES: Nationals: Jake Irvin (0-0); Cubs: Shota Imanaga (0-0) BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Cubs -251, Nationals +204; over/under is 9 1/2 runs BOTTOM LINE: The Chicago Cubs and Washington Nationals play on Sunday with the winner claiming the three-game series. Chicago went 92-70 overall and 50-31 at home last season. The Cubs scored 4.
9 runs per game in the 2025 season while giving up 4. 0. Washington went 66-96 overall and 34-47 on the road a season ago.
The Nationals averaged 8. 1 hits per game last season while batting a collective . 242 and slugging .
389. INJURIES: Cubs: Porter Hodge: 15-Day IL (elbow), Seiya Suzuki: 10-Day IL (knee), Justin Steele: 60-Day IL (elbow), Jordan Wicks: 15-Day IL (forearm), Shelby Miller: 60-Day IL (elbow), Christopher Austin: 60-Day IL (knee) Nationals: Trevor Williams: 60-Day IL (elbow), Josiah Gray: 60-Day IL (elbow), Paxton Schultz: 15-Day IL (elbow), DJ Herz: 60-Day IL (elbow) ___ The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar .