The Washington Nationals (65-80) and Pittsburgh Pirates (67-78) will battle on Wednesday at PNC Park, starting at 6:35 PM ET. The Pirates will hand the ball to Colin Selby (2-1), and the Nationals will turn to Jackson Rutledge.
How to Live Stream Pirates vs. Nationals
- Game Day: Wednesday, September 13, 2023
- Game Time: 6:35 PM ET
- Location: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
- Stadium: PNC Park
- TV: MLB.tv
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Pirates and Nationals Stats
- The Pirates have an 8.6 K/9 this season as a pitching staff, which ranks 17th in the majors.
- The Pirates have the 20th-ranked ERA (4.50) in the majors this season.
- The Pirates have hit just 141 homers this season, which ranks 27th in the league.
- Hitters for Pittsburgh have combined for a team rank of 25th in the majors with a .389 team slugging percentage.
- The Nationals pitching staff is 28th in MLB with a collective 7.7 strikeouts per nine innings.
- Washington’s 4.98 team ERA ranks 27th across all MLB pitching staffs.
- The Nationals have hit 133 home runs this season, the second-lowest total in MLB action.
- So far this season, Washington’s .395 slugging percentage is 22nd in the majors.
Pirates vs. Nationals Key Players
- Bryan Reynolds has accumulated a team-high batting average of .268 while leading the Pirates in runs batted in (72).
- Ke’Bryan Hayes has 24 doubles, seven triples, 13 home runs and 27 walks while batting .267.
- Jack Suwinski leads the Pirates with 24 home runs.
- Lane Thomas paces the Nationals with 24 home runs and has put up a team-high batting average of .278.
- C.J. Abrams has 22 doubles, five triples, 18 home runs and 26 walks while batting .251.
- Joey Meneses leads the Nationals in runs batted in (78) and has accumulated a team-high batting average of .278.
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Pirates vs. Nationals Betting Odds and Trends
Pirates vs. Nationals Moneyline and Over/Under
Favorite | Favorite Moneyline | Underdog Moneyline | Total | Over Total Odds | Under Total Odds |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Pirates | -125 | +105 | 8.5 | -120 | -101 |
Pirates vs. Nationals Betting Trends
- This season, the Pirates have won 17 out of the 29 games, or 58.6%, in which they’ve been favored.
- The Pirates have entered 19 games this season favored by -125 or more and are 12-7 in those contests.
- The Pirates and their opponents have hit the over in 78 of their 145 games with a total this season.
- The Nationals have been chosen as underdogs in 133 games this year and have walked away with the win 56 times (42.1%) in those games.
- This season, the Nationals have been victorious 53 times in 122 chances when named as an underdog of at least +105 or worse on the moneyline.
- Contests with the Nationals have gone over the total set by sportsbooks in 68 of 143 chances this season.