How to Watch Cubs vs. Nationals: Streaming & TV on Aug. 31

By Data Skrive

After winning their past four games, the Chicago Cubs (69-66) visit the Washington Nationals (61-74) at Nationals Park on Saturday at 4:05 p.m. ET.

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

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Cubs vs. Nationals Starting Pitchers

Season Stats
Javier Assad (RHP) DJ Herz (LHP)
24 GS 14
6-4 W-L 2-6
3.15 ERA 3.84
0.0 IP/Start 0.0
1.342 WHIP 1.279
7.7 K/9 11.4

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Cubs vs. Nationals Team Stats

  • The Cubs average 1.1 home runs per game to rank 19th in MLB play with 145 total home runs.
  • The Nationals' 113 home runs rank 29th in MLB this season.
  • Chicago's .239 batting average ranks 19th in the majors.
  • Washington ranks 14th in MLB with a .245 team batting average.
  • The Cubs are the 15th-highest scoring team in MLB play averaging 4.5 runs per game (607 total).
  • The Nationals rank 20th in the majors with 571 total runs scored this season.

Hitters To Watch In Cubs vs. Nationals

Cubs

Name GP BA OBP SLG HR RBI H
Ian Happ 128 .243 .347 .467 23 75 113
Nico Hoerner 124 .256 .327 .348 5 39 124
Isaac Paredes 128 .228 .338 .407 19 66 105
Cody Bellinger 105 .268 .328 .426 14 57 112
Seiya Suzuki 108 .274 .347 .487 19 64 116

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Nationals

Name GP BA OBP SLG HR RBI H
C.J. Abrams 123 .243 .316 .431 18 62 119
Luis Garcia 118 .292 .327 .456 15 63 124
Jacob Young 121 .258 .316 .339 3 32 102
Keibert Ruiz 104 .218 .250 .351 12 46 82
Ildemaro Vargas 82 .259 .308 .333 1 27 63

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Upcoming Cubs Games

  • August 31: at Nationals, 4:05 p.m. ET
  • September 1: at Nationals, 1:35 p.m. ET
  • September 2: vs. Pirates, 7:40 p.m. ET
  • September 3: vs. Pirates, 7:40 p.m. ET
  • September 4: vs. Pirates, 7:40 p.m. ET
  • September 6: vs. Yankees, 2:20 p.m. ET

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Upcoming Nationals Games

  • August 31: vs. Cubs, 4:05 p.m. ET
  • September 1: vs. Cubs, 1:35 p.m. ET
  • September 3: at Marlins, 6:40 p.m. ET
  • September 4: at Marlins, 6:40 p.m. ET
  • September 5: at Pirates, 6:40 p.m. ET
  • September 6: at Pirates, 6:40 p.m. ET