A pair of MLB’s most productive sluggers face off when the Pittsburgh Pirates (44-44) and the Washington Nationals (45-43) meet at 11:05 a.m. ET on Saturday at Nationals Park. Brandon Lowe has 20 homers (ninth in the majors) for the favored Pirates (-160), and James Wood ranks seventh in MLB play with 22 dingers this season for the Nationals (+131). Braxton Ashcraft gets the starting nod for Pittsburgh, and Zack Littell is Washington’s pick to start.

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Pirates vs. Nationals betting lines

• Favorite: Pirates (-160)
• Underdog: Nationals (+131)
• Over/under: 9.5

Pirates betting info, hitting leaders, & pitching

Pirates betting info

• The Pirates have won 28 of the 49 games they were favored on the moneyline this season (57.1%).
• Pittsburgh has a 5-7 record (winning 41.7% of its games) when playing as moneyline favorites of -160 or shorter.
• Based on this matchup’s moneyline, the Pirates’ implied win probability is 61.5%.
• Pittsburgh has combined with opponents to go over the total 50 times this season for a 50-35-3 record against the over/under.
• The Pirates have put together a 44-44-0 record against the spread this season (covering 50% of the time).

Pirates hitting info

• Bryan Reynolds is hitting .280 with 20 doubles, two triples, 11 home runs and 57 walks.
• Among all batters in MLB action, Reynolds’ home run total ranks 82nd and his RBI tally ranks 24th.
• Reynolds takes a two-game hitting streak into this game. During his last five outings he is batting .150 with a double, four walks and an RBI.
• Lowe has shown off his power as he leads his team with 20 home runs and 57 RBI.
• Lowe ranks ninth in home runs and 12th in RBI among hitters in MLB.
• Lowe enters this matchup on a two-game hitting streak. In his last five games he is batting .200 with a home run, three walks and five RBIs.
• Ryan O’Hearn is hitting .285 with 12 doubles, 13 home runs and 22 walks.
• O’Hearn enters this matchup on a two-game hitting streak. In his last five games he is hitting .350 with a double, two home runs, a walk and five RBIs.
• Nick Gonzales has a club-leading .305 batting average.
• Gonzales has hit safely in three games in a row. In his last five games he is hitting .471 with a home run, three walks and three RBIs.

Pirates pitching rankings

• The 9.3 strikeouts per nine innings compiled by the Pirates pitching staff ranks third in MLB.
• Pittsburgh has a 4.25 team ERA that ranks 16th across all MLB pitching staffs.
• The Pirates have the 15th-ranked WHIP in MLB (1.305).
• Pirates pitchers combine to give up 88 home runs (one per game), the seventh-fewest in baseball.
• In its 6-1 win last time out, Pittsburgh struck out 10 Phillies batters while allowing four hits.

Nationals betting info, hitting leaders, & pitching

Nationals betting info

• This season, the Nationals have won 39 out of the 77 games, or 50.6%, in which they’ve been the underdog.
• Washington is 15-19 this season when entering a game as the underdog by +131 or more on the moneyline.
• Bookmakers have implied with the moneyline set for this matchup that the Nationals have a 43.3% chance to win.
• Washington’s games have gone over the total in 52 of its 88 chances.
• The Nationals are 54-34-0 ATS in their 88 games with a spread this season.

Nationals hitting info

• Wood leads Washington in home runs this season with 22 while driving in 55 runs.
• Wood ranks seventh in homers and 17th in RBI among all hitters in the big leagues.
• Wood heads into this matchup on a four-game hitting streak. In his last five games he is batting .350 with a double, two home runs, five walks and six RBIs.
• C.J. Abrams leads Washington in runs batted in with 60 while batting .273 with 18 homers.
• Abrams ranks 22nd overall in homers and fourth in RBI this year.
• Abrams has safely hit in two games in a row. In his last five games he is hitting .095 with a double, a home run, a walk and three RBIs.
• Luis Garcia’s batting average of .280 leads all Washington hitters this season.
• Garcia has safely hit in five games in a row. During his last five outings he is hitting .500 with three doubles, three home runs, a walk and 10 RBIs.
• Daylen Lile has collected 84 hits this season and has an OBP of .304. He’s slugging .396 on the year.
• Lile has safely hit in two straight games. In his last five games he is batting .263 with two doubles and an RBI.

Nationals pitching rankings

• The Nationals have a 7.9 K/9 this season as a pitching staff, which ranks 24th in the majors.
• Washington pitchers have a combined ERA of 4.63 ERA this year, which ranks 25th in MLB.
• Nationals pitchers have a 1.381 WHIP this season, 23rd in the majors.
• The Nationals have given up the third-most long balls so far this season with 123 home runs allowed.
• Washington earned a 10-2 win in its most recent game, striking out 10 Red Sox batters while allowing nine hits.