The Pittsburgh Pirates (66-74) are favorites (-127) on the moneyline when they take on the Washington Nationals (62-78) Saturday at 6:40 p.m. ET, live on SportsNet PT.
Pittsburgh’s Mitch Keller gets the start, and he’ll go against Washington’s Mitchell Parker.
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Pirates and Nationals Betting Trends
The Pirates have gone 29-23 in games they were favored on the moneyline (winning 55.8% of those games).
Pittsburgh has gone 14-14 (winning 50% of its games) when playing as moneyline favorites of -127 or shorter.
This season, the Nationals have been the underdog 116 times and won 50, or 43.1%, of those games.
Washington has a record of 40-58, a 40.8% win rate, when it’s set as an underdog of +107 or more by oddsmakers this season.
In the 140 games in which oddsmakers have set an over/under for the Pirates, they have combined with opponents to go over the total 69 times (69-69-2).
The Nationals and their opponents have hit the over in 67 of their 140 games with a total this season.
Pirates Stats & Insights
The Pirates are the 22nd-highest scoring team in MLB play averaging 4.2 runs per game (591 total).
Pittsburgh is fifth-worst in MLB action with 137 home runs.
The Pirates are 23rd in MLB with a .235 batting average.
Pittsburgh strikes out 9.3 times per game to rank 25th in the majors.
The 8.4 strikeouts per nine innings put together by the Pirates pitching staff ranks 20th in the majors.
Pittsburgh has a 4.16 team ERA that ranks 17th among all MLB pitching staffs.
Nationals Stats & Insights
The Nationals have scored the 23rd-most runs in the league this season with 588 (4.2 per game).
Washington ranks 29th in Major League Baseball with just 117 home runs as a team.
The Nationals have a team batting average of .245 this season, which ranks 14th among MLB teams.
Washington has shown good bat-to-ball skills at the plate this season with the fifth-best strikeout rate (7.4 per game) among MLB offenses.
The Nationals have an 8.3 K/9 this season as a pitching staff, which ranks 24th in the big leagues.
Washington pitchers have a combined ERA of 4.34 ERA this year, which ranks 23rd in MLB.
Pirates Key Players to Watch
The Pirates are sending Keller (11-9) out to make his 28th start of the season. He is 11-9 with a 3.88 ERA and 145 strikeouts in 157 2/3 innings pitched.
Bryan Reynolds leads Pittsburgh in home runs with 22, runs batted in with 78 and his batting average of .280 is also best on his team.
Oneil Cruz has collected 128 hits this season and has an OBP of .326. He’s slugging .460 on the year.
Andrew McCutchen has 93 hits this season and a slash line of .237/.335/.417.
Bryan De La Cruz has 125 hits and an OBP of .276 to go with a slugging percentage of .388 this season.
Nationals Key Players to Watch
The Nationals will send Parker (7-9) to the mound for his 26th start this season.
C.J. Abrams has launched a team-best 18 homers.
Luis Garcia has 63 RBI while batting .290. Both pace his team.
Jacob Young is batting .260 with 23 doubles, a triple, three home runs and 27 walks.
Keibert Ruiz has 15 doubles, 13 home runs and 14 walks while hitting .224.
Pirates and Nationals Injuries
Pirates: Ke’Bryan Hayes: 10 Day IL (Herniated disc), Ben Heller: 15 Day IL (Shoulder), Marco Gonzales: 60 Day IL (Forearm), Daulton Jefferies: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Dauri Moreta: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Hunter Stratton: 60 Day IL (Patella), Johan Oviedo: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Endy Rodriguez: 60 Day IL (Elbow)
Nationals: Alex Call: 10 Day IL (Leg), Joan Adon: 15 Day IL (Biceps), Mason Thompson: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Trevor Williams: 60 Day IL (Shoulder), Cade Cavalli: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Josiah Gray: 60 Day IL (Elbow)
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