The Washington Nationals face the Chicago Cubs on Friday, Sept. 5, 2025 (9/5/25) in a regular season MLB game at Wrigley Field in Chicago.

Matthew Trueblood (North Side Baseball*): Two years in, Cubs are (Finally) learning to win the Craig Counsell way. “… pitch well, establish a lead in the middle innings, and hold on tightly for the remaining number of outs.”

Seiya Suzuki signed a five-year, $85 million deal with the Chicago Cubs before recording his first full season in the big leagues. He now has one year left on that deal for approximately a $19 million cap hit.