CHICAGO CUBS vs. WASHINGTON 9/7/2018 MLB Odds, Pick & Preview

The CHICAGO CUBS and the WASHINGTON will both be gunning for a victory on 9/7/2018 at 7:05 PM when they meet in a game matchup.

GAME: Chicago Cubs (83-57) at Washington Nationals (69-72)
DATE/TIME: Friday, September 07 – 7:05 PM EST
WHERE: Nationals Park, Washington, District of Columbia

TV: 7:05 PM
LINE: 125
PREDICTION: WASHINGTON , CHICAGO CUBS

Oddsmakers currently have the WASHINGTON listed as 125 point favorites versus the CHICAGO CUBS, while the game’s total is sitting at 9.5.

David Bote’s role has been reduced since Kris Bryant returned from the disabled list, but the Chicago Cubs might have to find a way to work him into the lineup for the remainder of their four-game set against the host Washington Nationals. Bote and the Cubs have had a knack for late-inning heroics against the Nationals, and they’ll try to record another victory in the season series on Friday.

Bote, who hit a walk-off grand slam to beat the Nationals on Aug. 12, was the hero again when he delivered a go-ahead RBI double in the 10th inning of Thursday’s 6-4 victory. The Cubs have won 12 of their last 16 and lead the National League Central by 4 1/2 games over Milwaukee. The Nationals have dropped six of their last eight to fall three games below .500 for the first time since April 30. Washington is now 3-8 in extra-inning affairs.

TV: 7:05 p.m. ET, NBCS Chicago, MASN (Washington)

PITCHING MATCHUP: Cubs LH Jon Lester (15-5, 3.53 ERA) vs. Nationals RH Joe Ross (2017: 5-3, 5.01)

Lester was tagged for nine runs – eight earned – over 3 2/3 innings in a loss to the Nationals on Aug. 11, but he has been outstanding in four starts since. The 34-year-old is 3-0 with a 1.52 ERA over those four outings, and he worked six scoreless frames Sunday at Philadelphia to earn the victory. Lester is 2-2 with a 4.25 ERA in seven career starts against Washington.

Ross is making his first major-league start since July 9, 2017 after recovering from Tommy John surgery. The 25-year-old went 2-1 with a 2.39 ERA in six minor-league turns as he worked his way back. Ross is 0-2 with a 3.44 ERA in three career starts against the Cubs, including his major-league debut in 2015.

WALK-OFFS

1. Nationals SS Trea Turner (12-for-35) and OF Adam Eaton (12-for-38) extended their hitting streaks to eight games on Thursday.

2. Cubs 1B Anthony Rizzo has recorded multiple hits in four of his last five games, going 9-for-16 over that stretch.

3. Chicago 2B-OF Ben Zobrist is 16-for-41 with six multi-hit performances in his last 11 contests.

PREDICTION: Cubs 5, Nationals 3

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