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Chicago Cubs vs Washington Nationals

Tuesday, Aug 11, 2026Nationals Park6:45 PM ETPreview
CHC · Away · 69-50

Chicago Cubs

NL Central · 5th · 5.0 GB
:
6:45 PM ET
H2H 33
WSH · Home · 59-61

Washington Nationals

Starting pitchers

TBD

Probable starter not listed in MLB schedule yet. Stats will fill in after sync picks up the assignment.

Lineup not yet announced · posted ~1–2 hrs before first pitch
Projected hitters vs RHP / LHP
Nationals vs LHP
Avg OPS 1.1243 hot hittersTop: Pinckney 2.500 · Ortiz 0.895 · Wood 0.861

Projected sample — season splits vs pitcher hand, not official order.

Washington Nationals hitters vs LHP (projected)
Batter
AVG
OPS
HR
0.500
2.500
1
0.264
0.861
30
0.263
0.756
28
0.273
0.895
2
0.156
0.610
6
Head to head (2025–2026)
33
Series tied
6 meetings total
2025-09-07
Washington Nationals @ Chicago Cubs
63
WSH
2025-09-06
Washington Nationals @ Chicago Cubs
21
WSH
2025-09-05
Washington Nationals @ Chicago Cubs
511
CHC
2025-06-05
Chicago Cubs @ Washington Nationals
71
CHC
2025-06-04
Chicago Cubs @ Washington Nationals
02
WSH
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CHC
WSH
Team AVG
0.250
0.251
Team OPS
0.756
0.767
Home runs
148
171
Runs scored
614
643
Team ERA
4.05
4.71
HR allowed
176
165

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