The Washington Nationals (45-43) host the Pittsburgh Pirates (43-44) at 6:45 p.m. ET on Friday, providing a matchup between two top-10 power hitters. James Wood has 22 home runs (seventh in MLB) for the favored Nationals (-134), while Brandon Lowe is ninth in MLB play with 20 home runs this season for the underdog Pirates (+114). Washington has Foster Griffin starting, while Pittsburgh counters with Mitch Keller.

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Nationals vs. Pirates betting lines

• Favorite: Nationals (-134)
• Underdog: Pirates (+114)
• Over/under: 9.5

Nationals betting info, hitting leaders, & pitching

Nationals betting info

• The Nationals have put together a 5-5 record in games they were favored on the moneyline (winning 50% of those games).
• Washington has a 2-2 record (winning 50% of its games) when it has played as moneyline favorites of -134 or shorter.
• The implied moneyline probablility in this matchup gives the Nationals a 57.3% chance to win.
• Washington has played in 88 games with a set over/under, and have combined with its opponents to go over the total 52 times (52-31-5).
• The Nationals have a 54-34-0 record against the spread this season (covering 61.4% of the time).

Nationals hitting info

• Wood has put up a team-high 22 home runs.
• Among hitters in MLB play, Wood ranks seventh in homers and 17th in RBI.
• Wood has safely hit in four straight games. During his last five outings he is batting .350 with a double, two home runs, five walks and six RBIs.
• C.J. Abrams has been productive as he paces his team with 60 RBI.
• Abrams ranks 21st in home runs and second in RBI among batters in MLB.
• Abrams has hit safely in two games in a row. In his last five games he is batting .095 with a double, a home run, a walk and three RBIs.
• Luis Garcia leads the Nationals with a .280 batting average.
• Garcia brings a five-game hitting streak into this game. In his last five games he is batting .500 with three doubles, three home runs, a walk and 10 RBIs.
• Daylen Lile is hitting .250 with 19 doubles, three triples, eight home runs and 24 walks.
• Lile brings a two-game hitting streak into this game. During his last five outings he is batting .263 with two doubles and an RBI.

Nationals pitching rankings

• The 7.9 strikeouts per nine innings put together by the Nationals pitching staff ranks 24th in MLB.
• Washington has a 4.63 team ERA that ranks 23rd among all MLB pitching staffs.
• Pitchers for the Nationals combine for the 23rd-ranked WHIP in the majors (1.381).
• Nationals pitchers combine to surrender the third-most home runs in baseball (123 total, 1.4 per game).
• Washington defeated the Red Sox 10-2 in its last game with 10 strikeouts while allowing nine hits.

Pirates betting info, hitting leaders, & pitching

Pirates betting info

• This season, the Pirates have been the underdog 38 times and won 15, or 39.5%, of those games.
• This season, Pittsburgh has won eight of its 17 games, or 47.1%, when it’s the underdog by at least +114 on the moneyline.
• Bookmakers have implied with the moneyline set for this matchup that the Pirates have a 46.7% chance to win.
• Pittsburgh and its opponents have gone over the total this season in 50 of its 87 opportunities.
• The Pirates have an ATS record of 43-44-0 in 87 games with a spread this season.

Pirates hitting info

• Bryan Reynolds has been key for Pittsburgh with 88 hits, an OBP of .395 plus a slugging percentage of .462.
• Among all hitters in the big leagues, Reynolds’ home run total is 82nd, and his RBI total is 23rd.
• Lowe leads Pittsburgh in home runs (20) and runs batted in (57) this season while batting .240.
• Lowe is ninth overall in home runs and 11th in RBI this year.
• Ryan O’Hearn has 77 hits this season and a slash line of .286/.342/.472.
• Nick Gonzales leads Pittsburgh in batting average (.300) this season while adding three home runs and 36 RBI.
• Gonzales brings a two-game hitting streak into this matchup. During his last five outings he is batting .400 with five walks and an RBI.

Pirates pitching rankings

• The Pirates average 9.3 strikeouts per nine innings as a pitching staff, third-most in the big leagues.
• Pittsburgh has pitched to a 4.28 ERA this season, which ranks 19th in baseball.
• The Pirates have a combined WHIP of 1.312 as a pitching staff, which ranks 16th in MLB.
• The Pirates have allowed the seventh-fewest home runs this season at just 88, or 1.0 per game.
• Pittsburgh suffered a 10-6 defeat in its most recent game, as its pitchers struck out 13 Phillies batters while allowing 11 hits.