Pittsburgh Pirates vs. Washington Nationals Series Sept. 5-8: Odds, Starting Pitchers & Predictions

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The Pittsburgh Pirates are facing the Washington Nationals in a four-game series, and are trailing 2-1 — the action continues at 1:35 PM ET on Sunday.

Pirates vs. Nationals Series Info

Nationals @ Pirates

  • Time: Thursday, September 5 at 6:40 PM ET
  • Pirates Starting Pitcher: Bailey Falter
  • Nationals Starting Pitcher: Jake Irvin
  • TV Channel: MASN
  • Livestream: Fubo
  • Nationals @ Pirates

  • Time: Saturday, September 7 at 1:35 PM ET
  • Pirates Starting Pitcher: Luis Ortiz
  • Nationals Starting Pitcher: DJ Herz
  • TV Channel: SportsNet PT
  • Livestream: Fubo
  • Nationals @ Pirates

  • Time: Saturday, September 7 at 6:40 PM ET
  • Pirates Starting Pitcher: Mitch Keller
  • Nationals Starting Pitcher: Mitchell Parker
  • TV Channel: SportsNet PT
  • Livestream: Fubo
  • Nationals @ Pirates

  • Time: Sunday, September 8 at 1:35 PM ET
  • Pirates Starting Pitcher: Jared Jones
  • Nationals Starting Pitcher: Patrick Corbin
  • TV Channel: MASN
  • Livestream: Fubo
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    Pirates vs. Nationals Betting Insights

  • The Pirates have been the moneyline favorite 54 total times this season. They’ve finished 28-26 in those games.
  • Pittsburgh has been the underdog in 82 games this season and won 36 (43.9%) of those contests.
  • The Nationals have been the moneyline favorite 23 total times this season. They’ve gone 12-11 in those games.
  • Washington has won 51, or 44.7%, of the 114 games it has played as the underdog this season.
  • Pirates vs. Nationals Head to Head Betting Results

    Date Favorite Spread Total Favorite Moneyline Underdog Moneyline Result
    9/7/2024 Pirates 7.5 -140 +115 8-6 WSH
    9/7/2024 Pirates 8.5 -125 +105 5-3 WSH
    9/5/2024 Pirates 8 -125 +105 9-4 PIT
    4/4/2024 Pirates 8.5 -120 +100 7-4 PIT
    4/3/2024 Pirates 8.5 -145 +120 5-3 WSH
    4/1/2024 Nationals 8.5 -115 -105 8-4 PIT
    9/14/2023 Pirates 8.5 -165 +140 2-0 PIT
    9/13/2023 Pirates 9.5 -145 +120 7-6 PIT
    9/12/2023 Pirates 9 -150 +125 5-1 PIT
    9/11/2023 Pirates 8.5 -145 +120 6-2 WSH

    Pirates Leaders

    Pirates’ Best Hitters

    Name GP AVG OBP SLG HR% K% BB%
    Bryan Reynolds 137 .278 .345 .452 3.6% 22.4% 8.3%
    Oneil Cruz 128 .270 .326 .461 3.4% 30.6% 7.5%
    Andrew McCutchen 106 .234 .332 .413 3.9% 25.8% 11.4%
    Isiah Kiner-Falefa 111 .271 .315 .386 1.9% 14.9% 3.8%
    Bryan De La Cruz 135 .235 .274 .385 3.4% 27% 4.8%

    Pirates’ Leading Pitchers

    Player IP W-L H R ER K BB ERA OPP AVG
    Mitch Keller 163.2 11-9 165 75 70 153 42 3.85 .258
    Paul Skenes 114 9-2 82 29 27 142 30 2.13 .201
    Jared Jones 101.1 5-7 85 48 44 106 31 3.91 .226
    Luis Ortiz 118.2 6-5 95 46 43 90 37 3.26 .218
    Aroldis Chapman 54 5-5 37 29 24 87 38 4.00 .192

    Nationals Leaders

    Nationals’ Best Hitters

    Name GP AVG OBP SLG HR% K% BB%
    C.J. Abrams 129 .238 .307 .417 3.2% 21.5% 6.7%
    Luis Garcia 124 .288 .326 .449 3.2% 16.1% 5.5%
    Jacob Young 127 .258 .317 .340 0.6% 19% 5.8%
    Keibert Ruiz 110 .227 .262 .369 3.1% 10.5% 3.6%
    Ildemaro Vargas 84 .261 .309 .337 0.4% 9.8% 6.2%

    Nationals’ Leading Pitchers

    Player IP W-L H R ER K BB ERA OPP AVG
    MacKenzie Gore 143.2 8-11 159 84 69 155 56 4.32 .278
    Jake Irvin 166 9-12 158 84 79 140 43 4.28 .250
    Mitchell Parker 136 7-9 139 75 67 122 39 4.43 .259
    Patrick Corbin 153 5-12 181 97 92 121 51 5.41 .300
    DJ Herz 75.1 3-7 63 36 32 93 29 3.82 .220

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