The Pittsburgh Pirates lead the series 1-0 against the Washington Nationals. The next game is scheduled for Tuesday at 6:40 p.m. EDT, featuring pitchers Miles Mikolas for the Nationals and Mitch Keller for the Pirates.
Washington Nationals (7-9, fourth in the NL East) vs. Pittsburgh Pirates (10-6, first in the NL Central)
Pittsburgh; Tuesday, 6:40 p.m. EDT
PITCHING PROBABLES: Nationals: Miles Mikolas (0-3, 12.41 ERA, 2.35 WHIP, 11 strikeouts); Pirates: Mitch Keller (1-0, 1.00 ERA, 0.94 WHIP, 11 strikeouts)
BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Pirates -185, Nationals +154; over/under is 9 runs
BOTTOM LINE: The Pittsburgh Pirates lead 1-0 in a four-game series against the Washington Nationals.
Pittsburgh is 10-6 overall and 5-2 at home. The Pirates have gone 4-1 in games decided by one run.
Washington has a 7-9 record overall and a 6-4 record in road games. The Nationals have hit 19 total home runs to rank third in the NL.
The teams play Tuesday for the second time this season.
TOP PERFORMERS: Oneil Cruz has three doubles and five home runs for the Pirates. Ryan O'Hearn is 10 for 37 with three doubles, a home run and seven RBIs over the last 10 games.
James Wood leads the Nationals with five home runs while slugging .600. C.J. Abrams is 13 for 34 with a double, four home runs and 11 RBIs over the past 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Pirates: 7-3, .262 batting average, 3.16 ERA, outscored opponents by 16 runs
Nationals: 4-6, .262 batting average, 7.40 ERA, outscored by 20 runs
INJURIES: Pirates: Jared Triolo: 10-Day IL (knee), Jared Jones: 60-Day IL (elbow)
Nationals: Ken Waldichuk: 15-Day IL (forearm), Cole Henry: 15-Day IL (undisclosed), Trevor Williams: 60-Day IL (elbow), Josiah Gray: 60-Day IL (elbow), DJ Herz: 60-Day IL (elbow)
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
The Pittsburgh Pirates currently lead the series 1-0 against the Washington Nationals.
Miles Mikolas will start for the Nationals, while Mitch Keller will pitch for the Pirates.
The next game in the series is scheduled for Tuesday at 6:40 p.m. EDT.
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