How to Watch the Nationals vs. Cubs Game: Streaming & TV Channel Info for August 30

Published 10:06 am Friday, August 30, 2024

Shota Imanaga starts for the Chicago Cubs on Friday at Nationals Park against C.J. Abrams and the Washington Nationals. First pitch is at 6:45 p.m. ET for the first game of a three-game series.

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

  • Date: Friday, August 30, 2024
  • Time: 6:45 p.m. ET
  • Location: Washington D.C.
  • Venue: Nationals Park
  • TV Channel: MASN
  • Live Stream: Watch this game on Fubo

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Nationals Batting & Pitching Performance

  • The Nationals rank 29th in Major League Baseball with just 112 home runs as a team.
  • Fueled by 353 extra-base hits, Washington ranks 23rd in MLB with a .378 slugging percentage this season.
  • The Nationals rank 14th in MLB with a .245 team batting average.
  • Washington has scored 565 runs (4.2 per game) this season, which ranks 21st in MLB.
  • The Nationals have an on-base percentage of .312 this season, which ranks 14th in the league.
  • The Nationals rank fifth in MLB in strikeouts per game with an average of 7.4 whiffs per contest.
  • Washington pitchers have a combined ERA of 4.25 ERA this year, which ranks 22nd in MLB.
  • Washington has an 8.2 K/9 rate this season as a pitching staff, which ranks 24th in the majors.
  • The Nationals have a combined WHIP of 1.338 as a pitching staff, which is fourth-worst in baseball this season.

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Nationals Probable Starting Pitcher

  • Jake Irvin (9-10) will take the mound for the Nationals, his 28th start of the season.
  • The right-hander gave up two earned runs in 5 1/3 innings pitched on Saturday in his last outing, a matchup with the Atlanta Braves.
  • In 27 starts this season, he’s earned a quality start in 14 of them.
  • Irvin has pitched five or more innings in seven straight games and will look to extend that streak.
  • He has five appearances with no earned runs allowed in 27 chances this season.

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Nationals Schedule

Date Opponent Score Home/Away Nationals Starter Opponent Starter
8/24/2024 Braves L 4-2 Away Jake Irvin Charlie Morton
8/25/2024 Braves W 5-1 Away DJ Herz Reynaldo López
8/26/2024 Yankees L 5-2 Home Mitchell Parker Nestor Cortes Jr.
8/27/2024 Yankees W 4-2 Home Patrick Corbin Gerrit Cole
8/28/2024 Yankees W 5-2 Home MacKenzie Gore Carlos Rodón
8/30/2024 Cubs Home Jake Irvin Shota Imanaga
8/31/2024 Cubs Home DJ Herz Javier Assad
9/1/2024 Cubs Home Mitchell Parker Jameson Taillon
9/3/2024 Marlins Away Patrick Corbin Max Meyer
9/4/2024 Marlins Away MacKenzie Gore Valente Bellozo
9/5/2024 Pirates Away Jake Irvin Luis Ortiz

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