The Chicago Cubs will send a hot-hitting Cody Bellinger to the plate against the Washington Nationals and Keibert Ruiz, who has been on a tear as of late, when the teams play on Thursday at 7:40 p.m. ET.

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Cubs vs. Nationals Live Stream, TV Channel and Game Info

• Date: Thursday, September 19, 2024
• Time: 7:40 p.m. ET
• Location: Chicago, Illinois
• Venue: Wrigley Field
• TV Channel: MASN
• Live Stream: Watch this game on Fubo

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Cubs Batting & Pitching Performance

• The Cubs rank 19th in baseball with 162 home runs. They average 1.1 per game.
• Chicago’s .396 slugging percentage ranks 16th in baseball.
• The Cubs rank 14th in MLB with a .243 batting average.
• Chicago is the 12th-highest scoring team in MLB play, averaging 4.6 runs per game (698 total).
• The Cubs’ .318 on-base percentage ranks 10th-best in MLB.
• The Cubs strike out 8.5 times per game, the No. 16 mark in the majors.
• Chicago has a 3.82 team ERA that ranks ninth among all MLB pitching staffs.
• Chicago’s pitching staff is 13th in MLB with a collective 8.6 strikeouts per nine innings.
• The Cubs average MLB’s 14th-ranked WHIP (1.250).

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Cubs Probable Starting Pitcher

• The Cubs will send Javier Assad (7-5) to make his 28th start of the season. He is 7-5 with a 3.27 ERA and 116 strikeouts in 137 2/3 innings pitched.
• The right-hander last appeared on Saturday against the Colorado Rockies, when he tossed six innings, allowing four earned runs while giving up seven hits.
• Assad has six quality starts this year.
• Assad will try to continue a six-game streak of going five or more innings (he’s averaging 5.1 frames per outing).
• In four of his 27 total appearances this season he has not surrendered an earned run.

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