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The upcoming game between the Chicago Cubs and Washington Nationals, scheduled for May 3rd at Nationals Park in Washington, D.C., is highly anticipated by baseball fans across the country. Today’s game is the fourth in a four-game series between the Chicago Cubs and the Washington Nationals. Both sides will try to gain the advantage because the first two games between the two teams were split.
The Cubs are currently sitting in 3rd in the National League Central with a record of 15-14. On Tuesday, the Nationals defeated the Cubs 4-1. Chicago has now dropped four of its previous five games and has only three victories in its last ten games. On the other hand, the Nationals have had a difficult start to the season, with a record of 11-18, and currently in 5th in the National League East. Recently with a notable loss, 16-1 against the Pittsburgh Pirates.
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The pitching matchups will be one of the game’s deciding aspects. In this game, Cubs pitcher Marcus Stroman will make his sixth start of the year. He enters the game with a record of 2-2, an ERA of 2.29, a WHIP of 1.047, with 13 walks, and 33 strikeouts in 35.1 innings pitched. In his most recent start, which took place Friday against the Marlins in Miami, Stroman played for 6.1 innings, where he gave up two runs on six hits, two walks, and three strikeouts as the Cubs lost 3-2. Stroman is displaying sparks of the pitcher he was when he was among the best in the league. The game will probably be in the Cubs’ hands if he can contain the damage against this woeful Nationals offense.
Both clubs have a strong offensive arsenal. Nico Hoerner and Patrick Wisdom, who have both been playing well this season, are the Cubs’ leaders. The Nationals have seen strong performances from Victor Robles and Jeimer Candelario.
Chicago Cubs vs Washington Nationals Game Information
- Date: 05/03/2023
- Time: 07:05 PM ET
- Location: Nationals Park, Washington, District of Columbia.
- How to Watch: Cubs vs Nationals MLB.TV
- Live Stream: MLB.TV
Cubs vs Nationals Betting Lines
Cubs are -200 according to our Vegas MLB Lines. This means that if you wager $100 you have the chance to win $50. On the other side, Nationals are +170 according to the Vegas MLB Lines. This means that if you wager $100 you have the chance to win $170.
The implied probability for these two teams attached to the betting lines have Cubs at a 66.67% chance of winning the game, meanwhile Nationals have 37.04% probability of finishing the game with the W.
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