Cubs lineup vs. Nationals, Kyle Schwarber to leadoff

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The Chicago Cubs (26-16) will battle the Washington Nationals (18-26) at Nationals Park on Saturday night at 6:15 p.m. CDT.

How to watch: The game will be televised on FOX.

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Cubs lineup:

Kyle Schwarber LF

Kris Bryant RF

Anthony Rizzo 1B

Javier Baez SS

Willson Contreras C

Jason Heyward CF

Addison Russell 2B

David Bote 3B

Jon Lester P

Pitching matchup: The Cubs will have veteran lefty Jon Lester (3-1, 1.16 ERA) on the mound against righty Stephen Strasburg (3-3, 3.63 ERA).

Primetime weekend starts tonight.#Strasmas // #OnePursuit pic.twitter.com/NkF9EQmDV7

— Washington Nationals (@Nationals) May 18, 2019

Looking forward to working with Joe Girardi tonight on @MLBONFOX. @Cubs at @Nationals. 7p ET, 6p CT. Lester vs Strasburg.

— Len Kasper (@LenKasper) May 18, 2019

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