The Washington Nationals will take on the Chicago Cubs in a battle of teams going nowhere. The Nationals have lost five in a row coming into this game. The Cubs have lost seven of their last ten. Anibal Sanchez will take the mound for the Nationals while the Cubs will send Keegan Thompson to the mound. Sanchez has started four games and has allowed 18 runs in only 20 innings pitched. Thompson has allowed 42 runs in 93 innings pitched. The Cubs are 6-0 in their last 6 vs. National League East and 5-0 in their last 5 home games. The Nats are 31-64 in their last 95 road games and 15-39 in their last 54 overall. The Cubs kept Contreras and Happ so the offense should have some success against Anibal Sanchez.

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