Pirates face the Nationals leading series 1-0
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.