Nationals vs. Pirates: Betting Preview for Sept. 6
Published 5:31 am Friday, September 6, 2024
Bryan Reynolds will lead the charge for the Pittsburgh Pirates (66-74) on Friday, Sept. 6, when they square off against C.J. Abrams and the Washington Nationals (62-78) at PNC Park at 6:40 p.m. ET.
The Pirates, at -135, are the favorites in this contest, while the Nationals are underdogs at +110. Bookmakers have set the over/under for this matchup at 8.5 runs.
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Nationals vs. Pirates Game Info
- Date: Friday, September 6, 2024
- Time: 6:40 p.m. ET
- Location: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
- Venue: PNC Park
- TV Channel: SportsNet PT
- Live Stream: Watch this game on Fubo
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Matchup Betting Info
- Moneyline Favorite: Pirates -135
- Moneyline Underdog: Nationals +110
- Over/Under: 8.5 runs (Over: -105, Under: -115)
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Nationals Probable Starting Pitcher
- DJ Herz (2-7) will take the mound for the Nationals, his 16th start of the season.
- The left-hander gave up four earned runs in 4 2/3 innings pitched on Saturday in his last outing, a matchup with the Chicago Cubs.
- He has earned a quality start two times in 15 starts this season.
- In 15 starts, Herz has pitched through or past the fifth inning eight times. He has a season average of 4.7 frames per outing.
- He has three appearances with no earned runs allowed in 15 chances this season.
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Nationals Hitting & Pitching Performance
- The Nationals rank 29th in Major League Baseball with just 117 home runs as a team.
- Washington is 24th in MLB with a slugging percentage of .378 this season.
- The Nationals rank 14th in MLB with a .245 team batting average.
- Washington has scored the 23rd-most runs in the majors this season with 588 (4.2 per game).
- The Nationals have an on-base percentage of .312 this season, which ranks 14th in the league.
- The Nationals rank fifth in MLB in strikeouts per game with an average of 7.4 whiffs per contest.
- Washington pitchers have a combined ERA of 4.34 ERA this year, which ranks 23rd in MLB.
- Washington has an 8.3 K/9 rate this season as a pitching staff, which ranks 23rd in the majors.
- Nationals pitchers have a 1.346 WHIP this season, fourth-worst in the majors.
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