| Chicago Cubs (51-84) at Washington Nationals (83-52) |
| Game One |
Washington 2, Chicago 1 |
| Game Two |
Washington 11, Chicago 5 |
| Game Three |
Wednesday, September 5th, 7:05 p.m. |
| Game Four |
Thursday, September 6th, 7:05 p.m. |
| Records |
| 2012 Head-to-Head Record |
Washington 4-1 (2-1 at Chi; 2-0 at Was) |
| 2011 Head-to-Head Record |
Washington 4-3 (1-2 at Chi; 3-1 at Was) |
| 2010 Head-to-Head Record |
Chicago 4-2 (1-2 at Chi; 3-0 at Was) |
| 2009 Head-to-Head Record |
Chicago 5-2 (1-2 at Chi; 4-0 at Was) |
| Home Record |
Chicago 34-34; Washington 41-25 |
| Away Record |
Chicago 17-50; Washington 42-27 |
| Current Streak |
Chicago (L4); Washington (W3) |
| Record vs. Eastern Division |
Chicago 13-17 |
| Record vs. Central Division |
Washington 24-9 |
| 2012 Meetings |
| 4/05 - Washington, 2-1 (at Chi - WP: Clippard; LP: Marmol) |
| 4/07 - Washington, 7-4 (at Chi - WP: Mattheus; LP: K.Wood) |
| 4/08 - Chicago, 4-3 (at Chi - WP: Samardzija; LP: Zimmermann) |
| 9/03 - Washington, 2-1 (at Was - WP: Detwiler; LP: Samardzija) |
| 9/04 - Washington, 11-5 (at Was - WP: Jackson; LP: Rusin) |
| 2011 Meetings |
| 7/04 - Washington, 5-4 (10) (at Was - WP: H.Rodriguez; LP: Mateo) |
| 7/05 - Washington, 3-2 (at Was - WP: Detwiler; LP: Ortiz) |
| 7/06 - Washington, 5-4 (at Was - WP: Mattheus; LP: K.Wood) |
| 7/07 - Chicago, 10-9 (at Was - WP: Marshall; LP: H.Rodriguez) |
| 8/08 - Postponed at Chicago (Made-up August 11th) |
| 8/09 - Washington, 3-1 (at Chi - WP: Wang; LP: Garza) |
| 8/10 - Chicago, 4-2 (at Chi - WP: R.Lopez; LP: Detwiler) |
| 8/11 - Chicago, 4-3 (at Chi - WP: Dempster; LP: Zimmermann) |
| 2010 Meetings |
| 4/26 - Chicago, 4-3 (10) (at Chi - WP: Marmol; LP: Bruney) |
| 4/27 - Washington, 3-1 (at Chi - WP: L.Hernandez; LP: Gorzelanny) |
| 4/28 - Washington, 3-2 (at Chi - WP: Atilano; LP: Dempster) |
| 8/23 - Chicago, 9-1 (at Was - WP: Coleman; LP: L.Hernandez) |
| 8/24 - Chicago, 5-4 (at Was - WP: C.Zambrano; LP: Lannan) |
| 8/25 - Chicago, 4-0 (at Was - WP: Dempster; LP: Marquis) |
| 2009 Meetings |
| 7/16 - Chicago, 6-2 (at Was - WP: Harden; LP: Lannan) |
| 7/17 - Chicago, 3-1 (at Was - WP: C.Zambrano; LP: Stammen) |
| 7/18 - Chicago, 6-5 (at Was - WP: R.Wells; LP: Zimmermann) |
| 7/19 - Chicago, 11-3 (at Was - WP: Hart; LP: Mock) |
| 8/25 - Washington, 15-6 (at Chi - WP: Mock; LP: C.Zambrano) |
| 8/26 - Chicago, 9-4 (at Chi - WP: Guzman; LP: Bergmann) |
| 8/27 - Washington, 5-4 (at Chi - WP: Martin; LP: R.Wells) |
| Chicago last five games |
Washington last five games |
| 8/31 - W vs. San Francisco, 6-4 |
8/31 - W vs. St. Louis, 10-0 |
| 9/01 - L vs. San Francisco, 2-5 |
9/01 - L vs. St. Louis, 9-10 |
| 9/02 - L vs. San Francisco, 5-7 |
9/02 - W vs. St. Louis, 4-3 |
| 9/03 - L at Washington, 1-2 |
9/03 - W vs. Chicago Cubs, 2-1 |
| 9/04 - L at Washington, 5-11 |
9/04 - W vs. Chicago Cubs, 11-5 |