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Chicago Cubs vs Washington Nationals

Wednesday, Aug 12, 2026Nationals Park6:45 PM ETPreview
CHC · Away · 70-50

Chicago Cubs

NL Central · 5th · 4.0 GB
:
6:45 PM ET
H2H 33
WSH · Home · 59-62

Washington Nationals

Starting pitchers
Starter form · last 5 starts
Season5.35
Last 51.57
3.78 ERA better in last 5
6 days restQS (L5) 40%Blow-up (L5) 0/5
107/09
007/21
207/27
108/01
108/06
Season
Last 5
QS (L5) Blow-up (L5)
Matchup edge
David Peterson hotter lately (L5 1.57 ERA)·Cubs 82 L10
PitchingCubs
Cubs47Nationals43
HittingCubs
Cubs66Nationals58
BullpenCubs
Cubs53Nationals36
Lineup not yet announced · posted ~1–2 hrs before first pitch
Projected hitters vs LHP / LHP
Cubs vs LHP
Avg OPS 0.9343 hot hittersTop: Dean 1.125 · Ramírez 1.111 · Crow-Armstrong 0.883

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

Nationals vs LHP
Avg OPS 0.8763 hot hittersTop: Pinckney 1.250 · Ortiz 0.903 · Wood 0.861

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

Chicago Cubs hitters vs LHP (projected)
Batter
AVG
OPS
HR
0.375
1.125
0
0.282
0.835
20
0.333
1.111
2
0.250
0.714
10
Washington Nationals hitters vs LHP (projected)
Batter
AVG
OPS
HR
0.250
1.250
1
0.264
0.861
30
0.263
0.756
29
0.292
0.903
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
Team picture · 2026
82
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CHC
WSH
Team AVG
0.250
0.252
Team OPS
0.757
0.768
Home runs
151
174
Runs scored
622
649
Team ERA
4.07
4.73
HR allowed
179
168

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