Washington at Chicago

Washington is tied for a Wild Card spot and is 34-31 on the road this season. The Nationals have won nine of their last 11 games while scoring 62 runs their last six games. They'll try to snap a five-game winning streak by Chicago with Anibal Sanchez on the mound and the Nationals have won six of his last seven road starts. Also, Washington is 19-7 its last 26 games in the first game of a series. Sanchez has a 3.74 ERA on the road and will face the Cubs for the first time this season. He allowed no runs on three hits in six innings versus the Cubs in 2018. Jon Lester has a 5.45 ERA and .310 opponent batting average since the All-Star break and in his only start against Washington this year he gave up five runs on 10 hits in 4 1/3 innings. Play the Nationals.