Washington Nationals vs Pittsburgh Pirates Prediction & Picks - MLB
by Bill Christy | in MLB Picks
The Pittsburgh Pirates (66-74) are hosting the Washington Nationals (62-78) Friday for game two of a 4-game series. The Pirates took game one 9-4 on the back of Nick Gonzalez who knocked in 3 runs. Andres Chaparro belted a homer and picked up 3 RBIs of his own in the loss for the Nats. The loss was the 3rd in 4 games for the Nats to start the month of September. Neither of these teams will be playing in the postseason but each will want to finish on high notes and play above their abilities going forward. The Nationals will start DJ Herz (2-7, 4.09) who only went 4.2 innings in his last start. He allowed 4 runs on 3 hits against the Cubs and took his 7th loss of the season. This was directly after he pitched 5 innings of scoreless ball against the Atlanta Braves while striking out 8 batters. For the Pirates, they will lean on Luis Ortiz (6-4, 3.19) to get them to 2-0 in this series. Over his last 2 starts, Ortiz has pitched 12 total innings and allowed a total of 0 runs. He has struck 5 in each start and picked up a win in each.
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Washington Nationals vs Pittsburgh Pirates Form
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| Teams | % | P | W | L |
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0.477 | 149 | 71 | 78 |
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0.456 | 149 | 68 | 81 |
Washington Nationals and Pittsburgh Pirates Latest Matches
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5/6 (83%)
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4/6 (67%)
2/6 (33%)
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Washington Nationals against Pittsburgh Pirates : Head to Head (H2H)
33 %
67 %
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Washington Nationals - Pittsburgh Pirates Key Points
- Pitt is 4-2 SU in their last 6 games.
- Pitt is 6-1 SU in their last 7 games when playing at home against Washington.
- Wash is 4-12 SU in their last 16 games on the road.
- Wash is 1-5 SU in their last 6 games.
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Our Washington Nationals vs Pittsburgh Pirates Prediction
We feel comfortable backing the Pittsburgh Pirates in this matchup. Luis Ortiz has been flat out unstoppable in his last 2 starts and should be able to continue against this subpar Nationals offense. Herz is coming off a rough outing against the Cubs in his last start and the Pirates should be able to put up a couple crooked numbers against him as well. Pittsburgh continues their winning ways against these Nationals Friday as they have done in their recent history.
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