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Chicago Cubs, losers of 11 of 17, had a seven-game winning streak at Nationals Park snapped in the opener of a seven-game trip. Chicago Cubs' Casey Coleman made a spot start for the ailing Ryan Dempster in the opener, the Cubs will go with another minor leaguer on Tuesday with Ramon Ortiz scheduled to make his season debut in place of Carlos Zambrano. Chicago Cubs signed Ramon Ortiz in April, and he has gone 6-3 with a 4.26 ERA in 16 starts for Triple-A Iowa.
Washington Nationals won for the third time in eight games under Johnson. They are 16-6 when Werth drives in a run and 27-37 when he doesn’t. They have won all five of his multi-RBI games. Washington Nationals' Ryan Zimmerman, who had surgery on his abdomen in April, pinch hit in the seventh inning but was immediately removed after drawing a walk. Nationals' Jayson Werth looks to build on one of his most productive games of the season and help the banged-up Nationals take the first two in their series with the Cubs on Tuesday night. Watch Chicago Cubs vs Washington Nationals Game Live TV Channel CSN and MASN.