Nationals Vs. Cubs: Washington Looks For Season-Opening Series Sweep

The Washington Nationals (2-0) look to continue their early-season winning ways when they take on the Chicago Cubs (0-2) Sunday afternoon at Wrigley Field. Washington has won the first two games of the series, and are looking for their first 3-0 start to a season since 2008 and their first sweep of a series with the Cubs since 2006.

Jordan Zimmermann will take the hill for Washington. Zimmermann was 8-11 with a 3.18 ERA for the Nationals last season, but is 0-2 with a 6.00 ERA in three career starts against the Cubs.

Chicago will send Jeff Samardzija to the mound on Sunday. Samardzija has struggled in the past as a starting pitcher, but earned the No. 3 slot in the Cubs rotation with a strong spring performance, including a 16 to 1 strikeout-to-walk ratio.

First pitch Sunday at Wrigley Field is set for 2:20 p.m. ET. The game can be seen locally on both MASN HD and WDCW DC-50.

For more on the two teams, head over to Washington Nationals blog Federal Baseball and Chicago Cubs blog Bleed Cubbie Blue. For more from around baseball, head over to Baseball Nation. To keep track of all rumors and happenings in the game, check out MLB Daily Dish.