Nationals @ Cubs, Game 3

[nats2playoffs]

WASHINGTON NATIONALS at CHICAGO CUBS
Where: Wrigley Field, Chicago, Illinois
Gametime: 1:05 p.m. EDT
TV: MASN, MLB.tv
Radio: 106.7 FM, 1500 AM, XM 869, MLB.com
Weather: 85° F/ 29° C, 21% chance of thunderstorm
(41-38, 18-21 away)
1. Denard Span (L) CF
2. Anthony Rendon (R) 3B
3. Ryan Zimmerman (R) LF
4. Adam LaRoche (L) 1B
5. Ian Desmond (R) SS
6. Kevin Frandsen (R) 2B
7. Nate McLouth (L) RF
8. Jose Lobaton (S) C
9. Gio Gonzalez (R) P
(34-44, 19-18 home)
1. Junior Lake (R) CF
2. Justin Ruggiano (R) RF
3. Anthony Rizzo (L) 1B
4. Starlin Castro (R) SS
5. Mike Olt (R) 3B
6. Chris Coghlan (L) LF
7. Darwin Barney (R) 2B
8. John Baker (L) C
9. Dallas Beeler (R) P - major league debut

The first scheduled doubleheader at Wrigley Field in 31 years, and the Chicago Cubs will be facing the same franchise that they did then. Chicago's game scheduled for Sunday against the Washington Nationals was moved to Saturday as part of a day-night doubleheader after an offseason request by Alderman Tom Tunney, who was concerned about neighborhood traffic at the annual Pride Parade. It is the first scheduled twinbill at Wrigley since July 4, 1983, against the Montreal Expos.

Gio Gonzalez's first two starts against the Cubs came at Wrigley, and he went 0-1 with a 10.38 ERA. His last two matchups were in Washington, where he went 1-0 and didn't allow a run while giving up five hits and striking out 15 in 14 innings. Dallas Beeler was called up from Triple-A Iowa to make his major league debut. The right-hander, a 41st-round pick in 2010, was 5-3 with a 4.03 ERA in 10 starts for Iowa.

[RobDibblesGhost]

Espinosa and Werth both off. That's a good thing.

[mitlen]

Ramos won't get hurt today   ....   hopefully  ....   in the first game.

[Optics]

Have to win the early game. 0 chance Treinin beats Samardjza.

[Baseball is Life]

WGN has the game today if you get that and like to see a different perspective.

[26winfield26]

Denard with his patented WEAK grounder to second!

[26winfield26]

Rookie pitcher OWNING our SH^^^Y hitters. 7 pitches, way to show patience. This is going to get UGLY FAST!

[Baseball is Life]

Rookie pitcher OWNING our SH^^^Y hitters. 7 pitches, way to show patience. This is going to get UGLY FAST!

I can't deal with the panic monkeys today. I'm gone.

[26winfield26]

I can't deal with the panic monkeys today. I'm gone.

You do know we have been owned by the Cubs so far right, C ya then!

[nats2playoffs]

9-pitch inning for Gio.  The Cubs rookie has been mediocre in the minors.

[Baseball is Life]

You do know we have been owned by the Cubs so far right, C ya then!

People like you can even ruin a day at the beach.

[PC]

Good start. I see everything is right on point.

[spidernat]

I can't deal with the panic monkeys today. I'm gone.

People like you can even ruin a day at the beach.

I wish you were true to your word and just GTFO.

[spidernat]

Both pitchers perfect through 2.

[26winfield26]

I wish you were true to your word and just GTFO.

I wish u would JUST stfu

[skippy1999]

Nate got a hit

[Ali the Baseball Cat]

As they say, 'even a blind hog eventually gets an acorn'

[RobDibblesGhost]

Of course

[PC]

It really, really would have been nice if Rizzo had made a contract offer to Suzuki.

[skippy1999]

This team should be crushing the woeful Cubbies

[skippy1999]

That's what I'm talkin' bout, FP

[PC]

That's what I'm talkin' bout, FP

What did FP say?

[skippy1999]

What did FP say?

That championship-caliber teams should destroy last place teams, he sees no step-on-the-throat mentality from this team.

[PC]

That championship-caliber teams should destroy last place teams, he sees no step-on-the-throat mentality from this team.

He said that in the post game yesterday.  I'm surprised they didn't Dibble him.

[26winfield26]

That championship-caliber teams should destroy last place teams, he sees no step-on-the-throat mentality from this team.

That's been a given for a long time, we all know this already. That's why we are what we are..mediocre