How to Watch the Cubs vs. Nationals Game: Streaming & TV Channel Info for August 31
Published 4:05 am Saturday, August 31, 2024
Miguel Amaya and the Chicago Cubs will take the field against the Washington Nationals and Luis Garcia on Saturday at 4:05 p.m. ET, at Nationals Park.
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Cubs vs. Nationals Live Stream, TV Channel and 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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Cubs Batting & Pitching Performance
- The Cubs are 19th in MLB action with 145 home runs. They average 1.1 per game.
- Chicago’s .395 slugging percentage ranks 17th in baseball.
- The Cubs’ .239 batting average ranks 19th in MLB.
- Chicago is the 15th-highest scoring team in MLB action, averaging 4.5 runs per game (607 total).
- The Cubs rank 11th in MLB with a .315 on-base percentage.
- The Cubs strike out 8.5 times per game, the No. 17 mark in the majors.
- Chicago’s 3.82 team ERA ranks ninth across all MLB pitching staffs.
- The pitching staff for Chicago has a collective 8.8 K/9, the ninth-best in the majors.
- The Cubs have the 13th-ranked WHIP in baseball (1.249).
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Cubs Probable Starting Pitcher
- Javier Assad gets the start for the Cubs, his 25th of the season. He is 6-4 with a 3.15 ERA and 102 strikeouts in 120 2/3 innings pitched.
- The right-hander’s most recent appearance was on Sunday against the Miami Marlins, when he went seven innings, surrendering three earned runs while giving up six hits.
- Assad enters the matchup with five quality starts under his belt this season.
- Assad will look to go five or more innings for his third straight start. He’s averaging five innings per outing.
- He has had four appearances this season in which he held his opponents to zero earned runs.
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Cubs Schedule
Date | Opponent | Score | Home/Away | Cubs Starter | Opponent Starter |
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8/25/2024 | Marlins | L 7-2 | Away | Javier Assad | Adam Oller |
8/26/2024 | Pirates | W 18-8 | Away | Jameson Taillon | Mitch Keller |
8/27/2024 | Pirates | W 9-5 | Away | Justin Steele | Jared Jones |
8/28/2024 | Pirates | W 14-10 | Away | Kyle Hendricks | Paul Skenes |
8/30/2024 | Nationals | W 7-6 | Away | Shota Imanaga | Jake Irvin |
8/31/2024 | Nationals | – | Away | Javier Assad | DJ Herz |
9/1/2024 | Nationals | – | Away | Jameson Taillon | Mitchell Parker |
9/2/2024 | Pirates | – | Home | Justin Steele | Jared Jones |
9/3/2024 | Pirates | – | Home | Kyle Hendricks | Paul Skenes |
9/4/2024 | Pirates | – | Home | Shota Imanaga | Bailey Falter |
9/6/2024 | Yankees | – | Home | – | – |
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