and the Chicago Cubs play and the Washington Nationals at Nationals Park on Friday at 6:45 p.m. ET, in the first game of a three-game series. Here's everything you need to watch the Cubs vs. Nationals game. Yankees' Juan Soto returns to D.C. with a standing ovation from Nationals fans Cubs vs. Nationals Game Information & How to Watch When: Friday, August 30, 2024 at 6:45 p.m. ET Where: Nationals Park in Washington D.C. TV: Watch on MASN Box Score: Learn more about the vs. Kasper Halttunen Jersey the Sports! Cubs vs. Nationals Prediction Score Prediction: Nationals 5, Cubs 4 Total Prediction: Over 8 runs Win Probabilities: Cubs 50%, Nationals 50% Cubs vs. Nationals Head to Head Date Favorite Spread Total Favorite Moneyline Underdog Moneyline Result 7/19/2023 Cubs -1.5 9.5 -154 +132 8-3 CHC 7/18/2023 Cubs -1.5 9 -168 +143 17-3 CHC 7/17/2023 Cubs -1.5 9 -139 +118 7-5 5/4/2023 Cubs -1.5 8.5 -179 +152 4-3 WSH 5/3/2023 Cubs -1.5 8 -194 +165 2-1 WSH 5/2/2023 Cubs -1.5 9 -141 +120 4-1 WSH 5/1/2023 Cubs -1.5 8 -137 +116 5-1 CHC 8/17/2022 Cubs -1.5 8.5 -159 +135 3-2 CHC 8/16/2022 Cubs -1.5 8.5 -158 +134 7-5 CHC 8/15/2022 Cubs -1.5 8 -141 +120 5-4 WSH Cubs Last 10 Game Stats Stat Avg/Total Record 7-3 Runs Per Game 7.8 HR 15 ERA 4.65 K/9 9.4 Cubs Player Insights Ian Happ is the Cubs best power option, crushing 23 long balls this season in addition to delivering 74 RBI, both team highs. Of all hitters in baseball, Happ ranks 27th in home runs and 31st in RBI. Happ carries a four-game hitting streak into this matchup. During his last five outings he is batting .429 with five doubles, four walks and three RBI. is hitting .255 with 28 doubles, a triple, five home runs and 40 walks. Hoerner ranks 269th in homers and 186th in RBI among all hitters in MLB. Hoerner carries a five-game streak with at least one hit into this matchup. During his last five outings he is hitting .333 with three doubles, four walks and two RBI. is hitting .227 with 23 doubles, a triple, 19 home runs and 62 walks. .278 batting average paces his team. Suzuki has recorded at least one hit in three straight games. During his last five outings he is batting .458 with a double, a triple, three home runs, three walks and eight RBI. Cubs Recent & Upcoming Games Date Opponent Score Pitching Matchup August 24 @ Marlins W 14-2 vs Valente Bellozo August 25 @ Marlins L 7-2 vs Adam Oller August 26 @ Pirates W 18-8 vs Mitch Keller August 27 @ Pirates W 9-5 vs Jared Jones August 28 @ Pirates W 14-10 vs Paul Skenes August 30 @ Nationals - Shota Imanaga vs August 31 @ Nationals - Javier A sad vs September 1 @ Nationals - Jameson Taillon vs September 2 Pirates - Justin Steele vs Jared Jones September 3 Pirates - Kyle Hendricks vs Paul Skenes September 4 Pirates - Shota Imanaga vs Bailey Falter Nationals Last 10 Game Stats Stat Avg/Total Record 6-4 Runs Per Game 4.1 HR 12 ERA 2.52 K/9 8.5 Nationals Player Insights C.J. Abrams leads the Nationals with 18 home runs. Abrams' home run total puts him 69th in MLB, and he is 61st in RBI. Luis Garcia has a club-best 63 runs batted in and .290 batting average. Garcia is 103rd in homers and 56th in RBI among all major league hitters this season. Young has 21 doubles, a triple, three home runs and 24 walks while hitting .258. is batting .220 with 14 doubles, 12 home runs and 12 walks. Nationals Recent & Upcoming Games Date Opponent Score Pitching Matchup August 24 @ Braves L 4-2 Jake Irvin vs Charlie Morton August 25 @ Braves W 5-1 DJ Herz vs Reynaldo Lpez August 26 Yankees L 5-2 Mitchell Parker vs Nestor Cortes Jr. August 27 Yankees W 4-2 vs Gerrit Cole August 28 Yankees W 5-2 vs Carlos Rodn August 30 Cubs - Jake Irvin vs Shota Imanaga August 31 Cubs - DJ Herz vs Javier A sad September 1 Cubs - Mitchell Parker vs Jameson Taillon September 3 @ Marlins - Patrick Corbin vs Max Meyer September 4 @ Marlins - MacKenzie Gore vs Valente Bellozo September 5 @ Pirates - Jake Irvin vs Luis Ortiz FOX Sports created this story using technology provided by and data from Sportradar. Want great stories delivered right to your inbox? FOLLOW Follow your favorites to personalize your FOX Sports experience Washington Nationals Chicago Cubs Marty Mcsorley Jersey
and the Chicago Cubs play and the Washington Nationals at Nationals Park on Friday at 6:45 p.m. ET, in the first game of a three-game series. Here's everything you need to watch the Cubs vs. Nationals game. Yankees' Juan Soto returns to D.C. with a standing ovation from Nationals fans Cubs vs. Nationals Game Information & How to Watch When: Friday, August 30, 2024 at 6:45 p.m. ET Where: Nationals Park in Washington D.C. TV: Watch on MASN Box Score: Learn more about the vs. Kasper Halttunen Jersey the Sports! Cubs vs. Nationals Prediction Score Prediction: Nationals 5, Cubs 4 Total Prediction: Over 8 runs Win Probabilities: Cubs 50%, Nationals 50% Cubs vs. Nationals Head to Head Date Favorite Spread Total Favorite Moneyline Underdog Moneyline Result 7/19/2023 Cubs -1.5 9.5 -154 +132 8-3 CHC 7/18/2023 Cubs -1.5 9 -168 +143 17-3 CHC 7/17/2023 Cubs -1.5 9 -139 +118 7-5 5/4/2023 Cubs -1.5 8.5 -179 +152 4-3 WSH 5/3/2023 Cubs -1.5 8 -194 +165 2-1 WSH 5/2/2023 Cubs -1.5 9 -141 +120 4-1 WSH 5/1/2023 Cubs -1.5 8 -137 +116 5-1 CHC 8/17/2022 Cubs -1.5 8.5 -159 +135 3-2 CHC 8/16/2022 Cubs -1.5 8.5 -158 +134 7-5 CHC 8/15/2022 Cubs -1.5 8 -141 +120 5-4 WSH Cubs Last 10 Game Stats Stat Avg/Total Record 7-3 Runs Per Game 7.8 HR 15 ERA 4.65 K/9 9.4 Cubs Player Insights Ian Happ is the Cubs best power option, crushing 23 long balls this season in addition to delivering 74 RBI, both team highs. Of all hitters in baseball, Happ ranks 27th in home runs and 31st in RBI. Happ carries a four-game hitting streak into this matchup. During his last five outings he is batting .429 with five doubles, four walks and three RBI. is hitting .255 with 28 doubles, a triple, five home runs and 40 walks. Hoerner ranks 269th in homers and 186th in RBI among all hitters in MLB. Hoerner carries a five-game streak with at least one hit into this matchup. During his last five outings he is hitting .333 with three doubles, four walks and two RBI. is hitting .227 with 23 doubles, a triple, 19 home runs and 62 walks. .278 batting average paces his team. Suzuki has recorded at least one hit in three straight games. During his last five outings he is batting .458 with a double, a triple, three home runs, three walks and eight RBI. Cubs Recent & Upcoming Games Date Opponent Score Pitching Matchup August 24 @ Marlins W 14-2 vs Valente Bellozo August 25 @ Marlins L 7-2 vs Adam Oller August 26 @ Pirates W 18-8 vs Mitch Keller August 27 @ Pirates W 9-5 vs Jared Jones August 28 @ Pirates W 14-10 vs Paul Skenes August 30 @ Nationals - Shota Imanaga vs August 31 @ Nationals - Javier A sad vs September 1 @ Nationals - Jameson Taillon vs September 2 Pirates - Justin Steele vs Jared Jones September 3 Pirates - Kyle Hendricks vs Paul Skenes September 4 Pirates - Shota Imanaga vs Bailey Falter Nationals Last 10 Game Stats Stat Avg/Total Record 6-4 Runs Per Game 4.1 HR 12 ERA 2.52 K/9 8.5 Nationals Player Insights C.J. Abrams leads the Nationals with 18 home runs. Abrams' home run total puts him 69th in MLB, and he is 61st in RBI. Luis Garcia has a club-best 63 runs batted in and .290 batting average. Garcia is 103rd in homers and 56th in RBI among all major league hitters this season. Young has 21 doubles, a triple, three home runs and 24 walks while hitting .258. is batting .220 with 14 doubles, 12 home runs and 12 walks. Nationals Recent & Upcoming Games Date Opponent Score Pitching Matchup August 24 @ Braves L 4-2 Jake Irvin vs Charlie Morton August 25 @ Braves W 5-1 DJ Herz vs Reynaldo Lpez August 26 Yankees L 5-2 Mitchell Parker vs Nestor Cortes Jr. August 27 Yankees W 4-2 vs Gerrit Cole August 28 Yankees W 5-2 vs Carlos Rodn August 30 Cubs - Jake Irvin vs Shota Imanaga August 31 Cubs - DJ Herz vs Javier A sad September 1 Cubs - Mitchell Parker vs Jameson Taillon September 3 @ Marlins - Patrick Corbin vs Max Meyer September 4 @ Marlins - MacKenzie Gore vs Valente Bellozo September 5 @ Pirates - Jake Irvin vs Luis Ortiz FOX Sports created this story using technology provided by and data from Sportradar. Want great stories delivered right to your inbox? FOLLOW Follow your favorites to personalize your FOX Sports experience Washington Nationals Chicago Cubs Marty Mcsorley Jersey