The Chicago Cubs (69-66) will lean on Ian Happ when they visit C.J. Abrams and the Washington Nationals (61-74) at Nationals Park on Saturday, August 31. The first pitch will be thrown at 4:05 p.m. ET.

The Cubs (-135), according to oddsmakers, are moneyline favorites in this game against the Nationals (+110) This game’s total is 9. You can get -105 odds on the over and -115 odds on the under.

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Nationals vs. Cubs Game Info

• Date: Saturday, August 31, 2024
• Time: 4:05 p.m. ET
• Location: Washington D.C.
• Venue: Nationals Park
• TV Channel: MLB Network
• Live Stream: Watch this game on Fubo

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Matchup Betting Info

• Moneyline Favorite: Cubs -135
• Moneyline Underdog: Nationals +110
• Over/Under: 9 runs (Over: -105, Under: -115)

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Nationals Probable Starting Pitcher

• The Nationals will send DJ Herz (2-6) to the mound for his 15th start this season.
• The left-hander’s last appearance was on Sunday, when he threw five scoreless innings against the Atlanta Braves while allowing one hit.
• In 14 starts this season, he’s earned a quality start in two of them.
• Herz has three starts in a row of five innings or more.
• In 14 appearances this season, he has finished three without allowing an earned run.

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Nationals Hitting & Pitching Performance

• The Nationals rank 29th in Major League Baseball with just 113 home runs as a team.
• Fueled by 356 extra-base hits, Washington ranks 23rd in MLB with a .378 slugging percentage this season.
• The Nationals rank 14th in MLB with a .245 team batting average.
• Washington ranks 20th in the majors with 571 total runs scored this season.
• The Nationals have the 14th-ranked on-base percentage in MLB this season (.311).
• The Nationals rank fifth in MLB in strikeouts per game with an average of 7.5 whiffs per contest.
• Washington has the 22nd-ranked ERA (4.27) in the majors this season.
• Washington averages the 24th-most strikeouts per nine innings (8.2) in the majors this season.
• Nationals pitchers have a 1.338 WHIP this season, fourth-worst in the majors.

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