The Cubs face a team from the NL East.

The last time the Cubs played in Washington, they swept a three-game series, the last three of a six-game winning streak last August.

All three Cubs starting pitchers from that series are now on various injured lists: Shōta Imanaga, Javier Assad and Jordan Wicks.

And yet, the Cubs are one of the hottest teams in baseball — and about to face another team on a hot streak.

For more on the Nationals, here’s Sam Sallick, manager of our SB Nation Nationals site Federal Baseball.

The Washington Nationals are coming in red hot. Since their seven-game losing streak earlier in May, they are 11-4. The offense has really been clicking lately. They have scored at least nine runs in each of their last four games. It is different guys getting the job done right

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