The Washington Nationals (6-10) carry a three-game losing streak into a home contest against the Pittsburgh Pirates (6-11) on Wednesday at 6:40 p.m. ET. The Pirates are favored (-110) to hand the underdog Nationals (-109) another loss. Bailey Falter takes the mound first for Pittsburgh, and Mitchell Parker is Washington’s pick to start.
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Pirates to win vs Nationals -110
Pirates vs. Nationals betting lines
- Favorite: Pirates (-110)
- Underdog: Nationals (-109)
- Over/under: 8.5
Pirates betting info, hitting leaders, & pitching
Pirates betting info
- The Pirates have been favored on the moneyline six total times this season. They’ve gone 3-3 in those games.
- Pittsburgh has a record of 3-3 when playing as moneyline favorites with odds of -110 or shorter (50% winning percentage).
- The Pirates have an implied moneyline win probability of 52.4% in this game.
- Pittsburgh has had an over/under set by bookmakers 17 times, and have combined with opponents to go over the total in eight of those games (8-8-1).
- The Pirates have collected a 5-12-0 record ATS this season.
Pirates hitting info
- Ke’Bryan Hayes has accumulated a team-high eight runs batted in.
- Hayes’ home runs rank 127th in MLB and he ranks 76th in RBI in MLB.
- Oneil Cruz has hit two home runs to pace his team.
- Cruz ranks 83rd in homers and 157th in RBI this season.
- Isiah Kiner-Falefa paces the Pirates with a .264 batting average.
- Kiner-Falefa enters this matchup on a two-game hitting streak. In his last five games he is hitting .133 with a triple and an RBI.
- Bryan Reynolds has shown his power as he paces his team with two home runs and eight runs batted in.
- Reynolds brings a four-game hitting streak into this matchup. During his last five outings he is hitting .263 with a double, three walks and two RBI.
Pirates pitching rankings
- The Pirates pitching staff ranks 17th in the majors with a collective 8.4 strikeouts per nine innings.
- Pittsburgh has a 4.26 team ERA that ranks 18th among all MLB pitching staffs.
- The Pirates average baseball’s 15th-ranked WHIP (1.265).
- Pirates pitchers combine to give up the second-fewest home runs in baseball (10 total, 0.6 per game).
- Pittsburgh took down the Nationals 10-3 in its last game with seven strikeouts while allowing six hits.
Nationals betting info, hitting leaders, & pitching
Nationals betting info
- The Nationals have won five, or 38.5%, of the 13 games they’ve played as underdogs this season.
- Washington is 5-8 this season when entering a game as the underdog by -109 or more on the moneyline.
- Oddsmakers have implied with the moneyline set for this matchup that the Nationals have a 52.2% chance to win.
- Washington’s games have gone over the total in 11 of its 16 chances.
- In 16 games with a spread this season, the Nationals are 8-8-0 ATS.
Nationals hitting info
- James Wood leads Washington in home runs this season with five while driving in 12 runs.
- Among all hitters in the majors, Wood is ninth in home runs and 16th in RBI.
- Keibert Ruiz is batting .364 to lead Washington this season.
- Ruiz currently ranks 83rd in homers and 27th in RBI in the major leagues.
- Ruiz heads into this game on an eight-game hitting streak. In his last 10 outings he is hitting .342 with a double, three walks and six RBI.
- Alex Call has 11 hits this season and a slash line of .324/.457/.441.
- Nate Lowe leads Washington in runs batted in with 16 while batting .250 with three homers.
- Lowe enters this game on a two-game hitting streak. During his last five outings he is hitting .231 with a double, five walks and seven RBI.
Nationals pitching rankings
- The Nationals have an 8.1 K/9 this season as a pitching staff, which ranks 22nd in the big leagues.
- Washington has the 30th-ranked ERA (5.50) in the majors this season.
- The Nationals have a combined 1.619 WHIP as a pitching staff, highest in MLB.
- With 17 homers allowed, the Nationals rank 15th in the league at preventing long balls.
- Washington suffered a 10-3 defeat in its most recent game, as its pitchers struck out six Pirates batters while allowing 14 hits.
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