Scouting report Cubs vs. Washington Nationals at Nationals Park

Posted September 06, 2018 1:00 am

TV:

NBC Sports Chicago Thursday, Friday and Sunday; WGN Saturday

Radio:

WSCR 670-AM

Pitching matchups:

The Cubs' Kyle Hendricks (11-10) vs. Stephen Strasburg (7-7) Thursday at 6:05 p.m.; Jon Lester (15-5) vs. Joe Ross (season debut) Friday at 6:05 p.m.; Cole Hamels (4-0 with Cubs) vs. Max Scherzer (16-6) Saturday at 6:05 p.m.; Mike Montgomery (4-5) vs. Erick Fedde (1-3) Sunday at 12:35 p.m.

At a glance:

The Cubs took two of three from the Nats at Wrigley Field in early August, with David Bote's walk-off grand slam winning a Sunday night game. The Nats are one of the most disappointing teams in baseball this season. They entered Wednesday with a record of 69-70 despite a run differential of plus-65. Bryce Harper has rebounded from a poor first half. He batted .214 before the all-star break. He was at .322 in games after the break through Tuesday. For the season he had 31 home runs and 89 RBI for the season. Anthony Rendon had a line of .292/.356/.498 with 18 homers entering Wednesday. This is the end of a four-city road trip for the Cubs. These are games 17-20 of a stretch of 23 in 23 days for the Cubs.

Milwaukee Brewers at Wrigley Field, Monday-Wednesday

- Bruce Miles

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