March 26, 2026

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

Check the Washington Nationals at Chicago Cubs matchup with start time, TV and streaming listings, probable pitchers, venue, score status and same-date MLB games.

2:20 PM ETStart time
FinalStatus
Marquee Sports Network, Nationals.TVTV
Wrigley FieldVenue

Washington Nationals at Chicago Cubs Game Summary

A quick matchup view with teams, score status, first pitch time and local-time conversion.
Washington Nationals 10 1-0
Final 10-4 Thu, Mar 26 路 2:20 PM ET
Chicago Cubs 4 0-1

Linescore

Runs by inning with final runs, hits and errors.
Team123456789RHE
WSH01060100210112
CHC002100100481
W: Brad Lord L: Matthew Boyd
Show inning-by-inning hits, errors and runners left on base
InningWSH RHELeft On BaseCHC RHELeft On Base
1st 0000 0101
2nd 1100 0000
3rd 0010 2201
4th 6610 1001
5th 0201 0102
6th 1000 0101
7th 0000 1301
8th 0102 0002
9th 2100 0010

Washington Nationals vs Chicago Cubs Game Highlights

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Game Info: Date, Time and Venue

DateMarch 26, 2026
Time2:20 PM ET
VenueWrigley Field
Game TypeRegular Season
SeriesRegular Season 路 Game 1 of 3
Day/Nightday
Attendance39,712
Game Duration2h 59m
First Pitch2026-03-26T18:20:00.000Z
Game Data RefreshedAug 9, 2026
Date Schedule MLB Gameday

Washington Nationals vs Chicago Cubs Probable Pitchers

WSHCade Cavalli
Stats5-4 路 ERA 3.88 路 105 SO 路 WHIP 1.38 路 92.2 IP
CHCMatthew Boyd
Stats4-1 路 ERA 4.31 路 44 SO 路 WHIP 1.31 路 39.2 IP

TV Channel and Streaming

Marquee Sports Network TV 路 EN 路 home 路 Streaming
Nationals.TV TV 路 EN 路 away 路 Streaming
104.3 The Score FM 路 EN 路 home 路 Streaming
WJFK 106.7 The Fan FM 路 EN 路 away 路 Streaming
TUDN AM 路 ES 路 home
WPPN 106.7 / TUDN AM 路 ES 路 home 路 Streaming

Scoring Plays

Every run-scoring play in game order.
Top 2 路 Home Run1-0

Joey Wiemer homers (1) on a fly ball to left field.

RBI: 1 Batter: Joey Wiemer Pitcher: Matthew Boyd
Bottom 3 路 Single1-1

Michael Busch singles on a fly ball to left fielder James Wood. Dansby Swanson scores.

RBI: 1 Batter: Michael Busch Pitcher: Cade Cavalli
Bottom 3 路 Single1-2

Pete Crow-Armstrong singles on a ground ball to right fielder Joey Wiemer. Michael Busch scores. Alex Bregman out at 3rd on the throw, right fielder Joey Wiemer to catcher Keibert Ruiz to third baseman Brady House.

RBI: 1 Batter: Pete Crow-Armstrong Pitcher: Cade Cavalli
Top 4 路 Single2-2

Daylen Lile singles on a sharp line drive to right fielder Matt Shaw. Andr茅s Chaparro scores. Brady House to 3rd.

RBI: 1 Batter: Daylen Lile Pitcher: Matthew Boyd
Top 4 路 Single4-2

Nationals challenged (tag play), call on the field was upheld: CJ Abrams singles on a sharp line drive to right fielder Matt Shaw. Brady House scores. Daylen Lile scores. CJ Abrams out at 2nd on the throw, right fielder Matt Shaw to second baseman Nico Hoerner to shortstop Dansby Swanson. Joey Wiemer to 3rd.

RBI: 2 Batter: CJ Abrams Pitcher: Matthew Boyd
Top 4 路 Groundout5-2

Nasim Nu帽ez grounds out, shortstop Dansby Swanson to first baseman Michael Busch. Joey Wiemer scores.

RBI: 1 Batter: Nasim Nu帽ez Pitcher: Matthew Boyd
Top 4 路 Home Run7-2

Jacob Young homers (1) on a fly ball to right field. Keibert Ruiz scores.

RBI: 2 Batter: Jacob Young Pitcher: Ben Brown
Bottom 4 路 Groundout7-3

Dansby Swanson grounds out, second baseman Nasim Nu帽ez to first baseman Andr茅s Chaparro. Nico Hoerner scores. Carson Kelly to 3rd.

RBI: 1 Batter: Dansby Swanson Pitcher: Cade Cavalli
Top 6 路 Flyout8-3

Jacob Young flies out to right fielder Matt Shaw.

RBI: 0 Batter: Jacob Young Pitcher: Ben Brown
Bottom 7 路 Single8-4

Pete Crow-Armstrong singles on a bunt ground ball to third baseman Brady House. Michael Busch scores. Alex Bregman to 2nd.

RBI: 1 Batter: Pete Crow-Armstrong Pitcher: Brad Lord
Top 9 路 Home Run10-4

Brady House homers (1) on a fly ball to right field. Luis Garc铆a Jr. scores.

RBI: 2 Batter: Brady House Pitcher: Jacob Webb

Washington Nationals Box Score

OrderBattersPOSABRH2B3BHRRBIBBSOStolen Bases
1
James Wood#29
LF5000000040
2
Andr茅s Chaparro#87
1B3121000000
2
Luis Garc铆a Jr.#2
1B2100000000
3
Brady House#12
3B5220012020
4
Daylen Lile#4
DH5110001020
5
Joey Wiemer#21
RF3230011100
6
CJ Abrams#5
SS4010002010
7
Nasim Nu帽ez#26
2B2100001111
8
Keibert Ruiz#20
C4110000010
9
Jacob Young#30
CF4110012010
PitchersIPHRERBBSOHRPitches / Strikes
Brad Lord#41
2.141101047 / 32
Cade Cavalli#24
3.233235075 / 46
Cionel P茅rez#51
1.000002012 / 8
Clayton Beeter#39
1.000021024 / 12
PJ Poulin#50
1.010010024 / 13

Chicago Cubs Box Score

OrderBattersPOSABRH2B3BHRRBIBBSOStolen Bases
1
Michael Busch#29
1B4232001100
2
Alex Bregman#3
3B4010000110
3
Ian Happ#8
LF5010000030
4
Pete Crow-Armstrong#4
CF5020002020
5
Nico Hoerner#2
2B4100000010
6
Carson Kelly#15
C3010000100
7
Mois茅s Ballesteros#25
DH3000000110
8
Dansby Swanson#7
SS2100001200
9
Matt Shaw#6
RF3000000000
9
Michael Conforto#20
RF1000000010
PitchersIPHRERBBSOHRPitches / Strikes
Ben Brown#32
3.132213149 / 29
Hoby Milner#41
1.010000011 / 7
Jacob Webb#71
1.012002115 / 11
Matthew Boyd#16
3.266617163 / 45

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Date / Time Matchup Status TV / Streaming Probable Pitchers Venue Links
Thu, Mar 26 1:15 PM ET
Pittsburgh Pirates logo Pittsburgh Pirates at New York Mets logo New York Mets
7-11
Final
NBC/Peacock
PIT: Paul Skenes
7-8 路 ERA 3.58 路 123 SO 路 WHIP 1.04 路 103.0 IP
NYM: Freddy Peralta
5-7 路 ERA 4.68 路 98 SO 路 WHIP 1.42 路 100.0 IP
Citi Field
Details
Thu, Mar 26 2:10 PM ET
Chicago White Sox logo Chicago White Sox at Milwaukee Brewers logo Milwaukee Brewers
2-14
Final
Brewers.TV Presented by Potawatomi SportsbookChicago Sports Network
CWS: Shane Smith
0-2 路 ERA 10.80 路 11 SO 路 WHIP 2.52 路 8.1 IP
MIL: Jacob Misiorowski
10-4 路 ERA 1.62 路 167 SO 路 WHIP 0.76 路 111.0 IP
American Family Field
Details
Thu, Mar 26 2:20 PM ET
Washington Nationals logo Washington Nationals at Chicago Cubs logo Chicago Cubs
10-4
Final
Marquee Sports NetworkNationals.TV
WSH: Cade Cavalli
5-4 路 ERA 3.88 路 105 SO 路 WHIP 1.38 路 92.2 IP
CHC: Matthew Boyd
4-1 路 ERA 4.31 路 44 SO 路 WHIP 1.31 路 39.2 IP
Wrigley Field
Details
Thu, Mar 26 3:05 PM ET
Minnesota Twins logo Minnesota Twins at Baltimore Orioles logo Baltimore Orioles
1-2
Final
MASNTwins.TV Presented by Progressive
MIN: Joe Ryan
6-5 路 ERA 2.85 路 122 SO 路 WHIP 1.04 路 104.1 IP
BAL: Trevor Rogers
6-7 路 ERA 4.70 路 65 SO 路 WHIP 1.32 路 84.1 IP
Oriole Park at Camden Yards
Details
Thu, Mar 26 4:10 PM ET
Detroit Tigers logo Detroit Tigers at San Diego Padres logo San Diego Padres
8-2
Final
MLBNDetroit SportsNetPadres.TV Presented by UC San Diego Health
DET: Tarik Skubal
5-4 路 ERA 3.06 路 84 SO 路 WHIP 0.95 路 70.2 IP
SD: Nick Pivetta
1-2 路 ERA 4.50 路 24 SO 路 WHIP 1.13 路 16.0 IP
Petco Park
Details
Thu, Mar 26 4:10 PM ET
Los Angeles Angels logo Los Angeles Angels at Houston Astros logo Houston Astros
3-0
Final
FanDuel Sports Network WestSpace City Home Network
LAA: Jos茅 Soriano
8-5 路 ERA 3.40 路 115 SO 路 WHIP 1.28 路 106.0 IP
HOU: Hunter Brown
1-0 路 ERA 3.38 路 35 SO 路 WHIP 1.36 路 29.1 IP
Daikin Park
Details
Thu, Mar 26 4:10 PM ET
Boston Red Sox logo Boston Red Sox at Cincinnati Reds logo Cincinnati Reds
3-0
Final
Gray MediaNESNReds.TV
BOS: Garrett Crochet
3-3 路 ERA 6.30 路 37 SO 路 WHIP 1.47 路 30.0 IP
CIN: Andrew Abbott
5-5 路 ERA 3.92 路 81 SO 路 WHIP 1.41 路 101.0 IP
Great American Ball Park
Details
Thu, Mar 26 4:15 PM ET
Tampa Bay Rays logo Tampa Bay Rays at St. Louis Cardinals logo St. Louis Cardinals
7-9
Final
Cardinals.TV Presented by bet365Rays.TV
TB: Drew Rasmussen
7-4 路 ERA 2.78 路 96 SO 路 WHIP 0.90 路 97.0 IP
STL: Matthew Liberatore
4-6 路 ERA 5.34 路 82 SO 路 WHIP 1.53 路 87.2 IP
Busch Stadium
Details
Thu, Mar 26 4:15 PM ET
Texas Rangers logo Texas Rangers at Philadelphia Phillies logo Philadelphia Phillies
3-5
Final
NBC 10NBCSP+Rangers Sports Network, presented by Progressive
TEX: Nathan Eovaldi
9-7 路 ERA 4.02 路 110 SO 路 WHIP 1.17 路 105.1 IP
PHI: Cristopher S谩nchez
10-4 路 ERA 2.62 路 137 SO 路 WHIP 1.16 路 120.1 IP
Citizens Bank Park
Details
Thu, Mar 26 8:30 PM ET
Arizona Diamondbacks logo Arizona Diamondbacks at Los Angeles Dodgers logo Los Angeles Dodgers
2-8
Final
NBC/Peacock
AZ: Zac Gallen
3-9 路 ERA 6.34 路 61 SO 路 WHIP 1.56 路 98.0 IP
LAD: Yoshinobu Yamamoto
9-5 路 ERA 2.49 路 100 SO 路 WHIP 0.88 路 104.2 IP
UNIQLO Field at Dodger Stadium
Details
Thu, Mar 26 10:10 PM ET
Cleveland Guardians logo Cleveland Guardians at Seattle Mariners logo Seattle Mariners
6-4
Final
Guardians.TV Presented by ProgressiveMariners.TV
CLE: Tanner Bibee
2-9 路 ERA 4.06 路 84 SO 路 WHIP 1.14 路 106.1 IP
SEA: Logan Gilbert
7-5 路 ERA 3.19 路 114 SO 路 WHIP 0.95 路 107.1 IP
T-Mobile Park
Details

Washington Nationals at Chicago Cubs FAQ

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What time is Washington Nationals at Chicago Cubs?

The listed start time is 2:20 PM ET. Times are shown in Eastern Time.

What channel is Washington Nationals at Chicago Cubs on?

The current TV listing is Marquee Sports Network, Nationals.TV. Broadcast and streaming availability can vary by market.

Who are the probable pitchers?

The listed probable pitchers are Cade Cavalli and Matthew Boyd. Probable starters can change before first pitch.

Where is the game being played?

The listed venue is Wrigley Field.