The Washington Nationals (6-8) visit the Pittsburgh Pirates (5-10) on Monday at 6:40 p.m. ET. The Nationals are moneyline underdogs (+175) against the favored Pirates (-210). Paul Skenes takes the mound first for Pittsburgh, and MacKenzie Gore is Washington’s choice to start.

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Pirates vs. Nationals betting lines

• Favorite: Pirates (-210)
• Underdog: Nationals (+175)
• Over/under: 7

Pirates betting info, hitting leaders, & pitching

Pirates betting info

• The Pirates have been the moneyline favorite five total times this season. They’ve finished 2-3 in those games.
• Pittsburgh has not yet played as moneyline favorites of -210 or shorter.
• Based on this contest’s moneyline, the Pirates have an implied win probability of 67.7%.
• Pittsburgh has played in 15 games with set over/under, and have combined with opponents to go over the total seven times (7-7-1).
• The Pirates have a 4-11-0 record ATS this season (covering only 26.7% of the time).

Pirates hitting info

• Oneil Cruz paces the Pirates with two home runs.
• Among all hitters in MLB, Cruz’s home run total ranks 67th and his RBI tally ranks 133rd.
• Ke’Bryan Hayes is hitting .212 with a double, a triple, a home run and seven walks.
• Hayes ranks 115th in home runs and 133rd in RBI among MLB batters this season.
• Isiah Kiner-Falefa leads the Pirates with a team-high batting average of .255.
• Bryan Reynolds has hit two home runs with six RBI. Both pace his team.
• Reynolds heads into this game on a two-game hitting streak. During his last five outings he is batting .250 with two doubles, a home run, three walks and three RBI.

Pirates pitching rankings

• The 8.5 strikeouts per nine innings put together by the Pirates pitching staff ranks 14th in MLB.
• Pittsburgh has a 4.40 team ERA that ranks 21st among all MLB pitching staffs.
• The Pirates average MLB’s 16th-ranked WHIP (1.313).
• Pirates pitchers combine to surrender the second-fewest home runs in baseball (10 total, 0.7 per game).
• Pittsburgh struck out seven Reds batters while giving up four hits in a 5-2 loss in its last game.

Nationals betting info, hitting leaders, & pitching

Nationals betting info

• This season, the Nationals have won five out of the 12 games, or 41.7%, in which they’ve been the underdog.
• Washington has not entered a game this season with longer moneyline odds than +175.
• The implied probability of a win by the Nationals, based on the moneyline, is 36.4%.
• Washington and its opponents have gone over the total this season in nine of its 14 opportunities.
• The Nationals are 8-6-0 against the spread this season.

Nationals hitting info

• James Wood is batting .269 this season with a team-high five home runs.
• Wood’s home run total ranks seventh in the majors, and he is 22nd in RBI.
• Keibert Ruiz is batting .370 to lead Washington this season.
• Ruiz ranks 67th overall in home runs and 29th in RBI this year.
• Ruiz has safely hit in six straight games. In his last 10 outings he is hitting .333 with a double, four walks and seven RBI.
• Alex Call is slashing .385/.514/.538 this season for the Nationals.
• Nate Lowe leads Washington in runs batted in with 14 while batting .250 with three homers.

Nationals pitching rankings

• The Nationals average the 22nd-most strikeouts per nine innings (8.0) in the majors this season.
• Washington pitchers have a combined ERA of 4.68 ERA this year, which ranks 24th in MLB.
• Nationals pitchers have a 1.504 WHIP this season, second-worst in the majors.
• The Nationals have allowed the 18th-fewest home runs this season with 16, or 1.1 per game.
• Last time out, Washington fell to the Marlins 7-6. Its pitchers compiled four strikeouts and 11 hits allowed.