Data Skrive:
The Pittsburgh Pirates (66-75) are favorites (-163) on the moneyline when they square off against the Washington Nationals (63-78) Sunday at 1:35 p.m. ET, live on MASN. Pittsburgh’s Jared Jones gets the start, and he’ll go against Washington’s Patrick Corbin.
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Odds to Win
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Pirates to win vs Nationals -163
Pirates vs. Nationals Betting Lines
- Favorite: Pirates (-163)
- Underdog: Nationals (+138)
- Over/under: 8.5
Pirates vs. Nationals Betting Insights
- The Pirates have been chosen as favorites in 52 games this year and have walked away with the win 29 times (55.8%) in those games.
- Pittsburgh has a record of 4-7 in contests when bookmakers favor them by -163 or more on the moneyline.
- The moneyline set for this matchup implies the Pirates have a 62% chance of walking away with the win.
- The Nationals have been the moneyline underdog 116 total times this season. They’ve gone 50-66 in those games.
- Washington is 21-35 (winning just 37.5% of its games) when playing as a moneyline underdog of +138 or longer.
- The Nationals have an implied moneyline win probability of 42% in this contest.
Pirates vs. Nationals Hitting Leaders
- Bryan Reynolds leads Pittsburgh in home runs with 22, runs batted in with 78 and his batting average of .278 is also best on his team.
- Reynolds is 38th in home runs and 32nd in RBI among all batters in baseball.
- Oneil Cruz is batting .268 with an OBP of .326 and a slugging percentage of .459 this season.
- C.J. Abrams paces the Nationals with 18 home runs and 63 runs batted in.
- Abrams ranks 78th in homers and 68th in RBI among all hitters in MLB.
- Luis Garcia’s 63 runs batted in and .290 batting average are both team-highs.
Pirates vs. Nationals Pitching Rankings
- The Pirates strike out 8.4 batters per nine innings as a pitching staff, 20th in MLB.
- The Pirates have the 17th-ranked ERA (4.16) in the majors this season.
- Pirates pitchers have a 1.318 WHIP this season, 23rd in the majors.
- The Nationals pitching staff is 24th in MLB with a collective 8.3 strikeouts per nine innings.
- Washington has a 4.33 team ERA that ranks 24th among all MLB pitching staffs.
- Pitchers for the Nationals combine for the fifth-worst WHIP in the majors (1.344).