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

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