“Friday Night Baseball” on Apple TV+ is back with two games this week, including some day baseball from Wrigley Field in Chicago as the Cubs look to maintain their hold on the top NL Wild Card spot.

Nationals at Cubs, 2:20 p.m. ET ( WATCH HERE )

The Cubs have won four of their past six games and sit comfortably atop the NL Wild Card standings with a four-game lead over the Padres for the top seed. They'll look to tighten their grip on that lead as they take on a young and scrappy Nationals team that's won three straight after dropping eight in a row. Taking the mound for the Cubs will be righty Javier Assad (1-1; 4.05 ERA), who's coming off two straight quality starts against the Angels and Rockies. He'll be opposed by Washington righty Jake Irvin (8-10; 5.42 ERA), who allowed four

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