The Pittsburgh Pirates (66-74) are set to take on the Washington Nationals (62-78) Saturday at 1:35 p.m. ET,🌄 airing on SportsNet PT. The Pirates are listed as -144 favorites by sportsbooks, whi𓃲le the underdog Nationals have +122 odds for the contest.
Pittsburgh’s Luis Ortiz gets the start, and he’ll go against Washington’s DJ Herz.
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Pirates and Nationals Betting Trends
The Pirates have won 55.8% of the games this season when they were favored on the moneyline (29-23)🦄.
When it has played as moneyline favorites with odds of -144 or shorter, Pittsburgh has a record of 💫8-9 (47.1%).
This season,𒉰 the Nationals have been the underdog 116 times and won 50, or 43.1%, of𝄹 those games.
Washington is 29-49 this season when entering a game as the underdog by +122 or more on the moneyꦉline.
The Pirates have played i🐲n 140 games with set over/under, and have combined with opponents to go over the total 69 times (69-69-2).
Games involving the Nationals have gone over the total set by bookmakers in 67 of 140 chancesꦑ this season.
Pirates Stats & Insights
The Pirates are the 22nd-highest scoring team in baseball averaging 4.2 runs🀅 per game (591 total).
Pittsburgh has hit the fifth-fewest home ♍runs in MLB action this season (137).
The Pirates have the 23ꦗrd-ranked batting 🀅average in the league (.235).
Pittsburgh’s 9.3 strikeouts per game rank 25th in baseball.
T🙈he pitching staff for the Pirates has a collective 8.4 K/9, which ranks 20th in MLB.
Pit💧tsburgh has the 17th-ranked team ERA across all MLB pitching staffs (4.16).
Nationals Stats & Insights
The Nationals have scored𓆉 588 runs (4.2💜 per game) this season, which ranks 23rd in MLB.
Washington ranks 29♑th in Major League Baseball with just 117 hom𒀰e runs as a team.
The Nationals ha⭕ve a team batting average of .245 this se🐷ason, which ranks 14th among MLB teams.
Washington ranks fifthಌ in MLB in strikeouts per game with an average of 7🍌.4 Ks per contest.
The Nationals strike out 8.3 batterꦫs per nine innings as a pitching staff, 24th in MLB.
Washington pitchers have a combined ERA of 4.34 ERA this year, which🧜 ranks 23rd in MLB.
Pirates Key Players to Watch
Ortiz gets the start for the Pirates, his 12th of the season. He is 6-4 with a 3.19 ERA and 88 strikeouts in 113 2/3ℱ innings pitched.
B🏅rya𒆙n Reynolds is batting .280 with 22 home runs and 78 RBI. All three of those stats rank first among Pittsburgh hitters this season.
Oneil Cruz has 128 hits and 🎶an OBP of .326 to go with a slugging percentage of .460 this season.
Andrew McCutchen has collecte⛎d 93 base hi🦩ts, an OBP of .335 and a slugging percentage of .417 this season.
Bryan De La Cruz has 125 hits and an OBP of .276 to go with a slugging ജpercentage of .388 this season.
Nationals Key Players to Watch
Herz (2-7) will take to the mound for the Nat🍒ionals and make his 16th start of the season.
C.J. Abrams has a team-high 18 homers.
Luis Garci𝔍a has a club-leading 63 runs batted in𝔍 and .290 batting average.
Jacob Young has 2🌠3 doubles, a triple, three home ru🐠ns and 27 walks while hitting .260.
Keiber🧸t Ruiz is batting .224 with 15 doubles, 13 home runs and 14 walks.
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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