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Chicago Cubs vs Washington Nationals Starting Lineups — August 12, 2026

Batting orders, positions, season stats, splits against the opposing starter's hand and batter-versus-pitcher history with sample size for both clubs.

6:45 PM ET · Nationals ParkFinal lineups locked · Aug 12, 5:00 PM ETStats updated Sep 27, 3:32 AM ET

Chicago Cubs

88–73 · 2nd NL Central

Official

StarterJackson Kent

HandLHP

L / R bats2 L / 5 R / 2 S

OPS vs hand.793 vs LHP

Washington Nationals

76–85 · 4th NL East

Official

StarterDavid Peterson

HandLHP

L / R bats2 L / 6 R / 1 S

OPS vs hand.770 vs LHP

Chicago Cubs batting order

Official lineupvs LHP Jackson Kent

#HitterPosH-ScoreAVGOBPOPSHRPAOPS vs HandBvP

1Pete Crow-ArmstrongLCF84.278.372.94245725.926215 PA0-for-1Very small sample

1Pete Crow-Armstrong CF · L.278/.372/.942·45 HRvs hand.926 · 215 PA · 0-for-1 · Very small84H-Score

2Seiya SuzukiRRF78.270.368.84126634.974No MLB historyNo MLB history

2Seiya Suzuki RF · R.270/.368/.841·26 HRvs hand.974 · No MLB history · No MLB78H-Score

3Alex BregmanR3B75.260.350.79926697.891No MLB historyNo MLB history

3Alex Bregman 3B · R.260/.350/.799·26 HRvs hand.891 · No MLB history · No MLB75H-Score

4Carson KellyRC59.258.336.71210425.899—

4Carson Kelly C · R.258/.336/.712·10 HRvs hand.89959H-Score

5Michael BuschL1B68.243.354.74920707.733—

5Michael Busch 1B · L.243/.354/.749·20 HRvs hand.73368H-Score

6Nico HoernerR2B51.264.317.6688687.693164 PA—

6Nico Hoerner 2B · R.264/.317/.668·8 HRvs hand.693 · 164 PA51H-Score

7Ian HappSLF67.220.329.74524631.499—

7Ian Happ LF · S.220/.329/.745·24 HRvs hand.49967H-Score

8Pedro RamírezS2B54.257.315.7166261.981—

8Pedro Ramírez 2B · S.257/.315/.716·6 HRvs hand.98154H-Score

9Dansby SwansonRSS60.214.297.69719482.767131 PA0-for-1Very small sample

9Dansby Swanson SS · R.214/.297/.697·19 HRvs hand.767 · 131 PA · 0-for-1 · Very small60H-Score

Washington Nationals batting order

Official lineupvs LHP David Peterson

#HitterPosH-ScoreAVGOBPOPSHRPAOPS vs HandBvP

1Dylan CrewsRRF57.223.289.66213439.861126 PA1-for-3Very small sample

1Dylan Crews RF · R.223/.289/.662·13 HRvs hand.861 · 126 PA · 1-for-3 · Very small57H-Score

2Andrés ChaparroR1B69.258.357.85211224.8172-for-6Small sample

2Andrés Chaparro 1B · R.258/.357/.852·11 HRvs hand.817 · 2-for-6 · Small69H-Score

3Brady HouseR3B58.246.311.70810351.9750-for-5Small sample

3Brady House 3B · R.246/.311/.708·10 HRvs hand.975 · 0-for-5 · Small58H-Score

4CJ AbramsLSS74.261.337.83333650.6900-for-2Very small sample

4CJ Abrams SS · L.261/.337/.833·33 HRvs hand.690 · 0-for-2 · Very small74H-Score

5Harry FordRC43.186.307.6473114.832—

5Harry Ford C · R.186/.307/.647·3 HRvs hand.83243H-Score

6Andrew PinckneyRLF—.280.310.7901291.36213 PA · Small sample—

6Andrew Pinckney LF · R.280/.310/.790·1 HRvs hand1.362 · 13 PA—H-Score

7Jacob YoungRCF55.252.318.70910467.8132-for-6Small sample

7Jacob Young CF · R.252/.318/.709·10 HRvs hand.813 · 2-for-6 · Small55H-Score

8Daylen LileLLF63.247.298.72922651.5952-for-4Very small sample

8Daylen Lile LF · L.247/.298/.729·22 HRvs hand.595 · 2-for-4 · Very small63H-Score

9Nasim NuñezS2B32.208.292.5331489.586138 PA0-for-3Very small sample

9Nasim Nuñez 2B · S.208/.292/.533·1 HRvs hand.586 · 138 PA · 0-for-3 · Very small32H-Score