Who are the probable pitchers for Chicago Cubs at Washington Nationals?

The listed probable pitchers are David Peterson and Jackson Kent. Probable pitchers can change before first pitch.

Chicago Cubs at Washington Nationals - Game Time, TV Channel and Probable Pitchers

Chicago Cubs at Washington Nationals Game Summary

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Chicago Cubs 12 71-50

Final 12-6 Wed, Aug 12 · 6:45 PM ET

Washington Nationals 6 59-63

Linescore

Runs by inning with final runs, hits and errors.

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
CHC	0	0	0	0	4	5	0	3	0	12	13	2
WSH	0	1	0	0	3	1	0	0	1	6	11	1

W: David Peterson L: Tom Cosgrove SV: Javier Assad

Show inning-by-inning hits, errors and runners left on base

Inning	CHC R	H	E	Left On Base	WSH R	H	E	Left On Base
1st	0	0	0	2	0	1	0	1
2nd	0	0	1	1	1	3	0	2
3rd	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1
4th	0	1	0	0	0	2	0	2
5th	4	3	0	0	3	3	0	2
6th	5	4	1	1	1	1	1	1
7th	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
8th	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0
9th	0	2	0	2	1	1	0	0

Chicago Cubs vs Washington Nationals Game Highlights

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Game Info: Date, Time and Venue

DateAugust 12, 2026

Time6:45 PM ET

VenueNationals Park

Game TypeRegular Season

SeriesRegular Season · Game 2 of 3

Day/Nightnight

Attendance21,116

Game Duration3h 6m

First Pitch2026-08-12T22:46:00.000Z

Game Data RefreshedAug 16, 2026

Date Schedule MLB Gameday

Chicago Cubs vs Washington Nationals Probable Pitchers

CHCDavid Peterson

Stats7-7 · ERA 5.35 · 94 SO · WHIP 1.54 · 111.0 IP

WSHJackson Kent

Stats0-0 · ERA 6.75 · 6 SO · WHIP 2.00 · 4.0 IP

TV Channel and Streaming

Fox 5 WTTG TV · EN · home

Gray Media TV · EN · home

Marquee Sports Network TV · EN · away · Streaming

Nationals.TV TV · EN · home · Streaming

104.3 The Score FM · EN · away · Streaming

WJFK 106.7 The Fan FM · EN · home · Streaming

Scoring Plays

Every run-scoring play in game order.

Bottom 2 · Single0-1

Daylen Lile singles on a soft ground ball to third baseman Pedro Ramírez. Harry Ford scores. Andrew Pinckney to 3rd. Jacob Young to 2nd.

RBI: 1 Batter: Daylen Lile Pitcher: David Peterson

Top 5 · Double1-1

Pete Crow-Armstrong doubles (24) on a line drive to right fielder Dylan Crews. Pedro Ramírez scores. Dansby Swanson to 3rd.

RBI: 1 Batter: Pete Crow-Armstrong Pitcher: Jackson Kent

Top 5 · Home Run4-1

Alex Bregman homers (14) on a fly ball to left center field. Dansby Swanson scores. Pete Crow-Armstrong scores.

RBI: 3 Batter: Alex Bregman Pitcher: Jake Bird

Bottom 5 · Double4-2

Harry Ford doubles (5) on a ground ball to left fielder Tyrone Taylor. Brady House scores.

RBI: 1 Batter: Harry Ford Pitcher: David Peterson

Bottom 5 · Single4-4

Daylen Lile singles on a line drive to right fielder Seiya Suzuki. Harry Ford scores. Andrew Pinckney scores. Jacob Young to 3rd.

RBI: 2 Batter: Daylen Lile Pitcher: David Peterson

Top 6 · Double5-4

Dansby Swanson doubles (16) on a line drive to center fielder Jacob Young. Ian Happ scores. Pedro Ramírez to 3rd.

RBI: 1 Batter: Dansby Swanson Pitcher: Tom Cosgrove

Top 6 · Single7-4

Seiya Suzuki singles on a line drive to center fielder Jacob Young. Pedro Ramírez scores. Dansby Swanson scores.

RBI: 2 Batter: Seiya Suzuki Pitcher: Yovanny Cruz

Top 6 · Home Run9-4

Alex Bregman homers (15) on a fly ball to left field. Seiya Suzuki scores.

RBI: 2 Batter: Alex Bregman Pitcher: Yovanny Cruz

Bottom 6 · Home Run9-5

Abimelec Ortiz homers (3) on a fly ball to right field.

RBI: 1 Batter: Abimelec Ortiz Pitcher: Javier Assad

Top 8 · Home Run10-5

Dansby Swanson homers (18) on a fly ball to center field.

RBI: 1 Batter: Dansby Swanson Pitcher: Trevor Williams

Top 8 · Home Run12-5

Alex Bregman homers (16) on a fly ball to left center field. Seiya Suzuki scores.

RBI: 2 Batter: Alex Bregman Pitcher: Trevor Williams

Bottom 9 · Home Run12-6

José Tena homers (6) on a fly ball to center field.

RBI: 1 Batter: José Tena Pitcher: Javier Assad

Chicago Cubs Box Score

Order	Batters	POS	AB	R	H	2B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	Stolen Bases
1	Pete Crow-Armstrong#4	CF	6	1	1	1	0	1	0	3	0
2	Seiya Suzuki#27	RF	4	2	2	0	0	2	1	1	0
3	Alex Bregman#3	DH	3	3	3	0	3	7	2	0	0
4	Carson Kelly#15	C	4	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	0
5	Michael Busch#29	1B	5	0	1	0	0	0	0	2	0
6	Nico Hoerner#2	2B	5	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
7	Tyrone Taylor#55	LF	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
7	Ian Happ#8	LF	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
8	Pedro Ramírez#75	3B	4	2	2	1	0	0	1	1	2
9	Dansby Swanson#7	SS	4	3	2	1	1	2	1	1	0

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	Pitches / Strikes
David Peterson#19	5.0	9	4	3	3	6	0	90 / 59
Javier Assad#72	4.0	2	2	2	1	2	2	66 / 33

Washington Nationals Box Score

Order	Batters	POS	AB	R	H	2B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	Stolen Bases
1	Dylan Crews#3	RF	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
2	Andrés Chaparro#87	1B	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0
2	Abimelec Ortiz#81	1B	2	1	1	0	1	1	0	0	0
3	Brady House#12	3B	5	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	1
4	CJ Abrams#5	SS	3	0	0	0	0	0	2	3	1
5	Harry Ford#17	C	5	2	2	1	0	1	0	0	0
6	Andrew Pinckney#45	LF	2	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0
6	José Tena#8	LF	1	1	1	0	1	1	0	0	0
7	Jacob Young#30	CF	5	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0
8	Daylen Lile#4	DH	4	0	2	0	0	3	0	1	1
9	Nasim Nuñez#26	2B	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	Pitches / Strikes
Jackson Kent#25	4.0	3	3	3	5	6	0	78 / 37
Jake Bird#59	1.1	1	1	1	0	1	1	25 / 17
Tom Cosgrove#34	0.1	2	3	1	0	1	0	17 / 13
Trevor Williams#32	3.0	5	3	3	0	3	2	63 / 42
Yovanny Cruz#48	0.1	2	2	2	1	0	1	13 / 7

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Date / Time	Matchup	Status	TV / Streaming	Probable Pitchers	Venue	Links
Wed, Aug 12 1:40 PM ET	Baltimore Orioles at Minnesota Twins 5-7	Final	MASNTwins.TV Presented by Progressive	BAL: Shane Baz 4-12 · ERA 4.00 · 122 SO · WHIP 1.36 · 139.1 IP MIN: Zebby Matthews 6-8 · ERA 5.34 · 77 SO · WHIP 1.35 · 91.0 IP	Target Field	Details
Wed, Aug 12 2:15 PM ET	Philadelphia Phillies at St. Louis Cardinals 1-7	Final	Cardinals.TV Presented by bet365NBCSP	PHI: Zack Wheeler 10-4 · ERA 2.89 · 137 SO · WHIP 1.00 · 115.1 IP STL: Kyle Leahy 9-4 · ERA 3.38 · 105 SO · WHIP 1.34 · 117.1 IP	Busch Stadium	Details
Wed, Aug 12 3:05 PM ET	Tampa Bay Rays at Athletics 8-4	Final	NBCSCARays.TVWMOR	TB: Drew Rasmussen 12-5 · ERA 2.78 · 133 SO · WHIP 0.91 · 129.1 IP ATH: Jack Perkins 2-9 · ERA 7.27 · 94 SO · WHIP 1.52 · 81.2 IP	Sutter Health Park	Details
Wed, Aug 12 3:40 PM ET	Colorado Rockies at Arizona Diamondbacks 6-4	Final	DBACKS.TVRockies.TV	COL: Ryan Feltner 5-6 · ERA 5.59 · 61 SO · WHIP 1.48 · 87.0 IP AZ: Merrill Kelly 8-10 · ERA 5.11 · 82 SO · WHIP 1.48 · 125.0 IP	Chase Field	Details
Wed, Aug 12 3:45 PM ET	Houston Astros at San Francisco Giants 2-1	Final	NBCS BASpace City Home Network	HOU: Bryan King 2-3 · ERA 3.88 · 42 SO · WHIP 1.37 · 51.0 IP SF: Adrian Houser 3-7 · ERA 4.28 · 70 SO · WHIP 1.32 · 103.0 IP	Oracle Park	Details
Wed, Aug 12 4:10 PM ET	Milwaukee Brewers at San Diego Padres 3-4	Final	Brewers.TV Presented by Potawatomi SportsbookPadres.TV Presented by UC San Diego Health	MIL: Dustin May 6-7 · ERA 4.13 · 117 SO · WHIP 1.25 · 122.0 IP SD: Robbie Ray 10-7 · ERA 3.28 · 113 SO · WHIP 1.33 · 131.2 IP	Petco Park	Details
Wed, Aug 12 6:40 PM ET	Pittsburgh Pirates at Miami Marlins 2-8	Final	Marlins.TV presented by Werner, Hoffman, Greig & GarciaSportsNet Pittsburgh	PIT: Carmen Mlodzinski 6-5 · ERA 3.79 · 78 SO · WHIP 1.40 · 99.2 IP MIA: Janson Junk 6-7 · ERA 4.41 · 64 SO · WHIP 1.32 · 87.2 IP	loanDepot park	Details
Wed, Aug 12 6:40 PM ET	Cleveland Guardians at Detroit Tigers 6-4	Final	Detroit SportsNetGuardians.TV Presented by Progressive	CLE: Foster Griffin 13-4 · ERA 3.25 · 125 SO · WHIP 1.11 · 138.1 IP DET: Framber Valdez 7-8 · ERA 4.26 · 106 SO · WHIP 1.39 · 133.0 IP	Comerica Park	Details
Wed, Aug 12 6:45 PM ET	Chicago Cubs at Washington Nationals 12-6	Final	Fox 5 WTTGGray MediaMarquee Sports Network	CHC: David Peterson 7-7 · ERA 5.35 · 94 SO · WHIP 1.54 · 111.0 IP WSH: Jackson Kent 0-0 · ERA 6.75 · 6 SO · WHIP 2.00 · 4.0 IP	Nationals Park	Details
Wed, Aug 12 7:05 PM ET	Seattle Mariners at New York Yankees 5-10	Final	ESPN/ESPN App	SEA: Bryce Miller 4-6 · ERA 3.39 · 84 SO · WHIP 0.99 · 85.0 IP NYY: Will Warren 8-6 · ERA 4.42 · 117 SO · WHIP 1.41 · 118.0 IP	Yankee Stadium	Details
Wed, Aug 12 7:07 PM ET	Boston Red Sox at Toronto Blue Jays 4-6	Final	NESNSportsnet	BOS: Ranger Suarez 4-3 · ERA 3.25 · 110 SO · WHIP 1.19 · 108.0 IP TOR: José Soriano 9-6 · ERA 3.16 · 134 SO · WHIP 1.25 · 133.2 IP	Rogers Centre	Details
Wed, Aug 12 7:15 PM ET	New York Mets at Atlanta Braves 3-6	Final	BravesVisionSNY	NYM: Zac Thornton 3-3 · ERA 2.78 · 29 SO · WHIP 1.10 · 45.1 IP ATL: Tyler Mahle 4-9 · ERA 4.64 · 105 SO · WHIP 1.32 · 106.2 IP	Truist Park	Details
Wed, Aug 12 7:40 PM ET	Cincinnati Reds at Chicago White Sox 0-5	Final	Chicago Sports NetworkReds.TV	CIN: Rhett Lowder 4-8 · ERA 5.15 · 77 SO · WHIP 1.48 · 94.1 IP CWS: Luis Castillo 4-9 · ERA 4.96 · 101 SO · WHIP 1.35 · 110.2 IP	Rate Field	Details
Wed, Aug 12 10:10 PM ET	Kansas City Royals at Los Angeles Dodgers 2-4	Final	Royals.TVSportsNet LA	KC: Daniel Lynch IV 4-4 · ERA 2.88 · 40 SO · WHIP 1.02 · 50.0 IP LAD: Eric Lauer 7-6 · ERA 4.67 · 63 SO · WHIP 1.24 · 98.1 IP	UNIQLO Field at Dodger Stadium	Details
Wed, Aug 12 10:10 PM ET	Texas Rangers at Los Angeles Angels 2-5	Final	ESPN/ESPN App	TEX: Cal Quantrill 4-4 · ERA 3.44 · 49 SO · WHIP 1.20 · 70.2 IP LAA: George Klassen 1-1 · ERA 5.52 · 14 SO · WHIP 2.11 · 14.2 IP	Angel Stadium	Details

Chicago Cubs at Washington Nationals FAQ

Common questions for this MLB matchup.

What time is Chicago Cubs at Washington Nationals?

The listed start time is 6:45 PM ET. Times are shown in Eastern Time.

What channel is Chicago Cubs at Washington Nationals on?

The current TV listing is Fox 5 WTTG, Gray Media, Marquee Sports Network. Broadcast and streaming availability can vary by market.

Who are the probable pitchers?

The listed probable pitchers are David Peterson and Jackson Kent. Probable starters can change before first pitch.

Where is the game being played?

The listed venue is Nationals Park.

Inning	CHC R	H	E	Left On Base	WSH R	H	E	Left On Base
1st	0	0	0	2	0	1	0	1
2nd	0	0	1	1	1	3	0	2
3rd	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1
4th	0	1	0	0	0	2	0	2
5th	4	3	0	0	3	3	0	2
6th	5	4	1	1	1	1	1	1
7th	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
8th	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0
9th	0	2	0	2	1	1	0	0

Inning	CHC R	H	E	Left On Base	WSH R	H	E	Left On Base
1st	0	0	0	2	0	1	0	1
2nd	0	0	1	1	1	3	0	2
3rd	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1
4th	0	1	0	0	0	2	0	2
5th	4	3	0	0	3	3	0	2
6th	5	4	1	1	1	1	1	1
7th	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
8th	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0
9th	0	2	0	2	1	1	0	0

Chicago Cubs at Washington Nationals: Game Time, TV Channel and Probable Pitchers

Chicago Cubs at Washington Nationals Game Summary

Linescore

Chicago Cubs vs Washington Nationals Game Highlights

Official MLB Bregman's three-homer, seven-RBI game fuels Cubs' win 00:03:15

Official MLB Condensed Game: CHC@WSH - 8/12/26 00:13:50

Official MLB Alex Bregman's three-homer, seven-RBI performance 00:01:32

Official MLB Cubs take the lead with five-run 6th inning 00:01:28

Official MLB Abimelec Ortiz's solo home run (3) 00:00:30

Official MLB Dansby Swanson's solo home run (18) 00:00:30

Official MLB Pete Crow-Armstrong's RBI double 00:00:32

Official MLB Jackson Kent strikes out six in Major League debut 00:02:29

Official MLB José Tena's solo home run (6) 00:00:26

Official MLB Daylen Lile's two-run single 00:00:28