At Nationals Park on Friday, Shota Imanaga will be on the mound for the Chicago Cubs (68-66), opposed by Jake Irvin of the Washington Nationals (61-73), in a series opener beginning at 6:45 p.m. ET.

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Cubs vs. Nationals TV Channel and Live Stream

  • Date: Friday, August 30, 2024
  • Time: 6:45 p.m. ET
  • TV: MASN
  • Live Stream: Watch this game on Fubo (Regional restrictions may apply)
  • Location: Washington D.C.
  • Venue: Nationals Park

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Probable Pitchers

Shota Imanaga (CHC) Pitcher Jake Irvin (WSH)
10 – 3 W/L 9 – 10
140.1 IP 156.1
3.08 ERA 3.80
1.062 WHIP 1.158
9 K/9 7.5
1.4 BB/9 2.2

Cubs vs. Nationals Top Hitters

Cubs

  • Ian Happ is batting .241 with 32 doubles, a triple, 23 home runs and 70 walks.
  • Nico Hoerner leads his team with a .349 slugging percentage. He has 28 doubles, a triple, five home runs and 40 walks while batting .255.
  • Isaac Paredes is hitting .227 with 23 doubles, a triple, 19 home runs and 62 walks.
  • Seiya Suzuki’s 116 hits and .350 on-base percentage both lead his team. He has 21 doubles, six triples, 19 home runs and 43 walks while batting .278.

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Nationals

  • C.J. Abrams has been key for Washington with 119 hits, an OBP of .316 plus a slugging percentage of .434.
  • Luis Garcia has 123 hits and an OBP of .326 to go with a slugging percentage of .453. All three of those stats lead Washington hitters this season.
  • Jacob Young has collected 101 base hits, an OBP of .316 and a slugging percentage of .340 this season.
  • Keibert Ruiz has been key for Washington with 82 hits, an OBP of .253 plus a slugging percentage of .355.

Cubs vs. Nationals Season Splits

Cubs

  • Chicago has won 32 and lost 37 in their 69 away games this year.
  • The Cubs’ record in day games is 32-29, and at night it’s 36-37.
  • So far this year, Chicago is 19-26 in one-run games.
  • The Cubs are 10-15 against southpaws, and 58-51 versus righties.

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Nationals

  • The Nationals have won 32 and lost 34 in their 66 home games so far this season.
  • The Nationals’ record at night is 33-42, and they’ve gone 28-31 in matinees.
  • In games decided by only one run, Washington has gone 13-18 in 2024.
  • Against right-handers, the Nationals have gone 43-52, and they are 18-21 against southpaws.

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