It’s Thursday, June 5, and the Cubs (38-23) are in Washington to take on the Nationals (29-32). Drew Pomeranz is slated to take the mound for Chicago against Jake Irvin for Washington. The Washington Nationals leveled the series with a 2-0 win yesterday. MacKenzie Gore pitched a gem. He struck out seven batters in 7.0 scoreless innings.

The Washington Nationals and Arizona Diamondbacks play the second game of their 3-game series at Chase Field in Phoenix Saturday.

Chicago Cubs (38-23, first in the NL Central) vs. Washington Nationals (29-32, third in the NL East) Washington; Thursday, 5:45 p.m. CDT PITCHING PROBABLES: Cubs: Drew Pomeranz (2-0, 0.00 ERA, 0.51 WHIP,

MacKenzie Gore pitched seven innings of three-hit ball and Amed Rosario homered to break a scoreless tie in the seventh as the Nationals beat the Cubs.

MacKenzie Gore pitched seven innings of three-hit ball and Amed Rosario homered to break a scoreless tie in the seventh as the Washington Nationals beat the Chicago Cubs 2-0