Pittsburgh Pirates vs Washington Nationals Prediction 9-13-23 MLB Picks

The Washington Nationals and the Pittsburgh Pirates meet in game three of their four-game series in MLB action from PNC Park on Wednesday.

Nationals Fall Flat On Tuesday

The Washington Nationals had a chance to get another win in this series against the Pirates but couldn’t come through after a 5-1 loss in Tuesday’s matchup. The loss dropped the Nationals to 65-80 on the year, sitting 10.5 games back in the NL Wild Card race. Lane Thomas leads the Nationals with 154 hits and 24 home runs with 77 RBIs while Joey Meneses has a .278 batting average and 78 RBIs with Meneses posting a team-high 33 doubles as well. CJ Abrams also has 5 triples as well this season. The Nationals did not have a starting pitcher announced at the time that this article was posted.

Washington Nationals Team Facts

- The Nationals have won five of their last six games as underdogs against NL Central opponents.
- The Nationals have covered the run line in each of their last seven games as road underdogs against the Pirates following a loss.
- The Nationals have led after 3 innings in three of their last four games as underdogs against NL Central opponents.
- The 'Inning 1 UNDER 0.5 runs' market has hit in each of the Nationals' last four games at PNC Park.
- The Nationals have led after 5 innings in three of their last four games as underdogs against NL Central opponents.

Pirates Get Revenge On Tuesday

The Pittsburgh Pirates come into this one looking to build on their bounce back win over the Nationals from Tuesday. The win propelled the Pirates to 67-78 on the year, sitting 8.5 games back in the NL Wild Card race. Bryan Reynolds leads the Pirates with 138 hits and 72 RBIs with a .268 batting average while Jack Suwinski has a team-high 24 home runs and 63 RBIs this season. Andrew McCutchen also has a team-best .378 OBP this season. The Pirates did not have a starting pitcher announced at the time that this article was posted.

Pittsburgh Pirates Team Facts

- The Pirates have lost five of their last six games as favorites against National League opponents following a win.
- The Pirates have covered the run line nine of their last 10 night games against teams that held a losing record.
- The 'Inning 1 UNDER 0.5 runs' market has hit in each of the Pirates' last eight night games.
- The Pirates have trailed after 5 innings in each of their last five Wednesday night games as home favorites.

Matchup/League Facts

- The Pittsburgh Pirates ranks 2nd in the league for home runs allowed this season (155).
- The Pittsburgh Pirates ranks 27th in the league for home runs this season (141).
- The Washington Nationals ranks 1st in the league for strikeouts against this season (1023).
- The Washington Nationals ranks 30th in the league for home runs allowed this season (221).

Chris’ Pick

I’m leaning towards the Nationals here. It’s a bit tricky without knowing who each side is sending to the mound here, but that being said, the Nationals have still been one of the most profitable road teams in baseball this season regardless of who is on the mound, and the Pirates just haven’t been as strong at home. Not one I’m rushing to bet, but I’ll back the Nationals here.