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Jorge López - Returns to earn hold Lopez (groin) tossed a scoreless inning of relief to earn a hold in Saturday's 5-3 win over the Nationals. He allowed one walk and struck out one.

Impact Lopez, who missed eight days due to a groin injury, looked good in his return to the mound. The righty has a stellar 2.34 ERA overall this season and has been even better since making his Chicago debut in late June. Across 23.2 innings with the Cubs, Lopez has turned in a 0.76 ERA and has struck out 26 batters. Porter Hodge earned the save Saturday and is likely first in line to close games moving forward, though Lopez figures to be in the mix as well now that he's healthy.

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With wild-card hopes alive, Cubs look to sweep Nationals The visiting Chicago Cubs will look to complete a three-game sweep of the Washington Nationals on Sunday.With Saturday’s 5-3 win, Chicago (7...

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Cubs bring 5-game road win streak into game against the Nationals

The Chicago Cubs hit the road against the Washington Nationals trying to prolong a five-game road winning streak

SEPTEMBER 1 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Chicago Cubs at Washington Nationals odds, picks and predictions The Chicago Cubs (70-66) and Washington Nationals (61-75) meet Sunday for the finale of a 3-game series. First pitch from Nationals Park is...

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Nico Hoerner - Swipes 27th bag in win Hoerner went 2-for-4 with two runs scored and a stolen base in Saturday's 5-3 win over the Nationals.

Impact Hoerner extended his current hit streak to seven games in the fifth inning and then stole his 10th bag in the month of August in the seventh. Over his past 10 games, the shortstop has notched three multi-hit efforts while crossing home plate 10 times. On the season, he is hitting .258 with five home runs, 39 RBI, 72 runs scored and 27 steals across 545 plate appearances.

SEPTEMBER 1 • ROTOWIRE

Nico Hoerner - Swipes 27th bag in win Hoerner went 2-for-4 with two runs scored and a stolen base in Saturday's 5-3 win over the Nationals.

Impact Hoerner extended his current hit streak to seven games in the fifth inning and then stole his 10th bag in the month of August in the seventh. Over his past 10 games, the shortstop has notched three multi-hit efforts while crossing home plate 10 times. On the season, he is hitting .258 with five home runs, 39 RBI, 72 runs scored and 27 steals across 545 plate appearances.

SEPTEMBER 1 • ROTOWIRE

Porter Hodge - Secures third save Hodge earned the save in Saturday's 5-3 win over the Nationals, allowing one hit and one walk with two strikeouts in a scoreless ninth inning.

Impact Hodge put two runners on with one out but registered back-to-back punchouts to earn his third save of the season. He has recorded either a win or a save in four of his past five outings and has not allowed a run in 11 consecutive appearances. On the season, the rookie has been impressive across the board with a 1.80 ERA, 0.91 WHIP and 45:15 K:BB over 35 innings and figures to lead the Cubs in save chances down the stretch.

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Porter Hodge - Secures third save Hodge earned the save in Saturday's 5-3 win over the Nationals, allowing one hit and one walk with two strikeouts in a scoreless ninth inning.

Impact Hodge put two runners on with one out but registered back-to-back punchouts to earn his third save of the season. He has recorded either a win or a save in four of his past five outings and has not allowed a run in 11 consecutive appearances. On the season, the rookie has been impressive across the board with a 1.80 ERA, 0.91 WHIP and 45:15 K:BB over 35 innings and figures to lead the Cubs in save chances down the stretch.

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SEPTEMBER 1 • MLB.COM

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Javier Assad - Logs quality start in win Assad (7-4) earned the win against the Nationals on Saturday, allowing three runs on eight hits and two walks with four strikeouts over six innings.

Impact Assad allowed nine hard-hit balls and generated just two swinging strikes on 90 pitches but performed well enough to earn his second straight quality start. The 27-year-old has yielded three earned runs or fewer in each of his eight outings since the All-Star break, though he has failed to complete five frames in half of them. On the season, he owns a 3.21 ERA, 1.36 WHIP and 106:53 K:BB across 126 innings and lines up for a home matchup with the Yankees next weekend.

AUGUST 31 • ROTOWIRE

Cubs win fifth straight by topping Nationals Javier Assad pitched six innings, Nico Hoerner had two hits and scored twice, and the visiting Chicago Cubs beat the Washington Nationals 5-...

AUGUST 31 • NEWSOBSERVER.COM

Jordan Wicks - Starting Sunday vs. Nationals Wicks (oblique) is expected to be reinstated from the 60-day injured list to start Sunday's game against the Nationals in Washington, Meghan Montemurro of the Chicago Tribune repor...

Impact Wicks had been scratched from his scheduled rehab start with Triple-A Iowa on Friday in anticipation of his return to the big club, though it wasn't immediately known whether he would be activated this weekend or early next week. The Cubs have ultimately decided to bring Wicks back for Sunday, with Jameson Taillon getting bumped back a day in the schedule to start Monday against the Pirates as a result. Before he landed on the IL on June 15 with a Grade 2 right oblique strain, Wicks compiled a 4.18 ERA, 1.46 WHIP and 32:10 K:BB over 28 innings. He got stretched out to 4.2 innings and 73 pitches over the course of four minor-league rehab outings.

AUGUST 31 • ROTOWIRE

Jordan Wicks - Starting Sunday vs. Nationals Wicks (oblique) is expected to be reinstated off the 60-day injured list ahead of his start against the Nationals on Sunday, Meghan Montemurro of the Chicago Tribune reports.

Impact Wicks was scratched from his scheduled rehab start with Triple-A Iowa on Friday in anticipation of his return to the Cubs' starting rotation. Jameson Taillon was slated to get the start Sunday, but he'll be pushed back to the series opener against the Pirates on Monday. Sunday will mark the first time since June 14 against the Cardinals that Wicks will start a major-league game.

AUGUST 31 • ROTOWIRE

Nico Hoerner helps the surging Cubs rally for a 5-3 win over the sloppy Nationals

Nico Hoerner had two hits and scored two runs, and the Chicago Cubs beat the sloppy Washington Nationals 5-3 for their fifth straight win

AUGUST 31 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

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Cubs add RHP Shawn Armstrong to their active roster after claiming him off waivers

The Chicago Cubs have added right-hander Shawn Armstrong to their active roster one day after they claimed him off waivers from St. Louis

AUGUST 31 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Daniel Palencia - Dispatched to Iowa The Cubs optioned Palencia to Triple-A Iowa on Saturday, Meghan Montemurro of the Chicago Tribune reports.

Impact Palencia will end up as the Cubs' roster casualty as Shawn Armstrong, who was claimed off waivers from St. Louis on Friday, officially joins the active roster Saturday. Palencia appeared in two games for Chicago during his latest big-league stint, allowing two runs over 1.2 innings while striking out two batters and issuing four walks.

AUGUST 31 • ROTOWIRE

Miguel Amaya - Sitting Saturday Amaya isn't in the Cubs' lineup for Saturday's game against the Nationals.

Impact Amaya has been white-hot recently, going 13-for-26 with two homers, 13 RBI and seven runs scored over his last seven games. He'll get a chance to rest Saturday while Christian Bethancourt starts behind home plate and bats ninth.

AUGUST 31 • ROTOWIRE

Cody Bellinger - Goes deep in win Bellinger went 1-for-3 with a walk and a two-run home run in Friday's 7-6 win over the Nationals.

Impact Bellinger went deep in the second inning with a runner on, giving him 14 home runs and 57 RBI for the season. The 29-year-old had 26 long balls and 97 RBI last year in his first campaign with the Cubs, figures which appear to be out of reach with only 27 games remaining in the 2024 regular season. However, Bellinger has still delivered decent results for fantasy managers this year, and he's capable of turning things up during the stretch run as the Cubs try to claw into the final Wild Card position.

AUGUST 31 • ROTOWIRE

Tyson Miller - Struggles in Friday's outing Miller allowed three runs on two hits and a walk while retiring only a single batter in relief during Friday's 7-6 win over the Nationals.

Impact Miller was tasked with the bottom of the ninth inning in a non-save situation with the Cubs up 7-3. However, things quickly went awry for the righty, and Chicago eventually turned to Drew Smyly and then Keegan Thompson to record the last two outs of the frame, with the latter picking up the save. Miller saw his ERA climb from 1.64 to a still stellar 2.17 in the process. His previous success suggests he'll bounce back quickly from the rough outing, as this was the first time he allowed a run since late July, breaking a streak of 11 straight scoreless appearances.

AUGUST 31 • ROTOWIRE

Cubs look to prolong win streak, take on the Nationals

The Chicago Cubs seek to build upon a four-game win streak with a victory against the Washington Nationals

AUGUST 31 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

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