Chicago Cubs to Play Washington Nationals
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The Chicago Cubs are set to face the Washington Nationals on Tuesday, August 11, 2026, in a game scheduled for 6:45 p.m. The matchup is part of a game preview published on MLB.com.
According to the preview, the Cubs have shown strong performance against the Nationals recently, even though the team has made changes to its lineup. A lineup includes the players chosen to start a game.
The Cubs, based in Chicago, and the Nationals, based in Washington, are both teams in Major League Baseball (MLB), the top professional baseball league in the United States.
Lineup changes can happen for many reasons, such as injuries, rest days, or a manager's strategy. Despite these adjustments, the report notes that the Cubs continue to play well against their opponent.
This game is one of many played during the long MLB season, which runs from spring through autumn. Teams play dozens of games against different opponents throughout the season.
Fans following the Cubs and Nationals will be watching closely to see how the lineup changes affect the team's performance on the field this Tuesday evening.
Vocabulary10 words
- preview
- a short report about something before it happens
- strong
- performing very well
- lineup
- the group of players chosen to start a game
- Cubs
- a professional baseball team from Chicago
- Nationals
- a professional baseball team from Washington
- Major League Baseball
- the top professional baseball league in the USA
- strategy
- a plan used to try to win
- season
- the period when a sport's games are played
- opponents
- teams or people you play against
- matchup
- a game between two specific teams
Quiz
Answer key
1. August 11, 2026 2. Strongly, despite lineup changes 3. True
Fill-in-the-blank listening
Play the audio again and fill in the missing words as you listen.
The Chicago Cubs are set to face the Washington Nationals on Tuesday, August 11, 2026, in a game scheduled for _____ p.m. The matchup is part of a game _____ published on MLB.com.
According to the preview, the Cubs have shown _____ performance against the Nationals recently, even though the team has made changes to its _____.
The Cubs, based in Chicago, and the Nationals, based in Washington, are both teams in _____ (MLB), the top professional baseball league in the United States.
Lineup changes can happen for many reasons, such as injuries, rest days, or a manager's _____. Despite these adjustments, the report notes that the Cubs continue to play well against their _____.
This game is one of many played during the long MLB _____, which runs from spring through autumn.
Discussion questions
- Why do baseball teams sometimes change their lineup before a game?
- Do you think lineup changes usually help or hurt a team's performance? Why?
- Have you ever watched a Major League Baseball game? What was it like?
- What other sports have long seasons like MLB baseball?
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