Washington Nationals vs Pittsburgh Pirates Prediction & Picks - MLB
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by Carlos Zabala | in MLB Picks
Two teams that are last in their respective divisions made for an exciting game to watch, especially for those who bet on the Nationals' 6-5 win over the Pirates on Friday.
Pittsburgh started the game with a two-run home run by Horwitz; this came in the fifth inning with the Pirates leading 3-0. House responded with a solo home run in the sixth inning that saw the Nats pull within a run. The seventh inning marked the beginning of an impressive rally for the Nationals, who turned the score around with a home run by Crews and an RBI single by Bell. Bell has had an excellent September. On September 8, against the Marlins, Bell went 4-for-6 with two home runs.
Saturday's game pits Bubba Chandler, who recently made his first MLB start, against the Nats' Andrew Alvarez, another 26-year-old rookie, who pitched 4.2 innings of two-run ball in his last outing against the Cubs at Wrigley Field.
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Washington Nationals vs Pittsburgh Pirates Form
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| Teams | Pts | P | W | L |
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0.438 | 162 | 71 | 91 |
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0.407 | 162 | 66 | 96 |
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Washington Nationals against Pittsburgh Pirates : Head to Head (H2H)
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Washington Nationals - Pittsburgh Pirates Key Points
- Nationals pitching BAA: 2nd worst in MLB at 267
- Nationals pitcher allowed 190 home runs this season
- Nationals ranked 8th in MLB with most stolen bases this season
- Keibert Ruiz injured by the Nationals with a concussion
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Our Washington Nationals vs Pittsburgh Pirates Prediction
Betting sites had Friday's game total between the Pirates and Nats at 7.5 runs, but the betting closed before the game at 8.5, and it ended up being an 11-run, 3-homer game.
Although the Pirates are statistically the team that scores the fewest runs per game, they face poor pitching in their series in Washington. Pittsburgh has, in the past, faced the Rockies, another team at the bottom of their division with weak pitching, for example, and produced a high-run series.
The Nationals' O/U record is 75-63 this year, and with some hot players in September, it seems reasonable to bet on the Game Total OVER.
Our prediction for Nationals vs Pirates is: Over 8.5 runs.
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