Daniel Murphy was traded away by the Washington Nationals in late August as they attempted to get something for some of their pending free agents. Now he'll return to D.C. with his new team, the Chicago Cubs.

Joining Blake Finney on the DoDCast this week to look ahead to the series is Cubbie Crib contributor and Climbing the Ivy co-host, Alex Patt. On this edition of the podcast, they discuss the following:
- Bryce Harper and his continued resurgence against the Cardinals
- All aboard the Victor Robles hype train
- Has Blake recovered from seeing the David Bote walk-off home run?
- A check-in on how Murphy has been getting on at Wrigley
- Some other players to watch out for in this series
- Preview and predict each pitching matchup