Both the Washington Nationals (60-86) and the Pittsburgh Pirates (64-83) head into Saturday’s matchup on losing streaks. The favored Nationals (-120) have lost two straight, while the underdog Pirates (-100) have dropped their last six. Washington has Andrew Alvarez starting things off, and Pittsburgh will send out Bubba Chandler.

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Nationals vs. Pirates betting lines

• Favorite: Nationals (-120)
• Underdog: Pirates (-100)
• Over/under: 8.5

Nationals betting info, hitting leaders, & pitching

Nationals betting info

• The Nationals have been the moneyline favorite 18 total times this season. They’ve finished 6-12 in those games.
• In games it has played as moneyline favorites with odds of -120 or shorter, Washington has a 3-9 record (winning just 25% of its games).
• Based on this contest’s moneyline, the Nationals have an implied win probability of 54.5%.
• In the 145 games in which oddsmakers have set an over/under for Washington, it has combined with opponents to go over the total 73 times (73-64-8).
• The Nationals have collected a 72-73-0 record ATS this season.

Nationals hitting info

• C.J. Abrams leads the Nationals with a .266 batting average.
• Among batters in MLB play, Abrams ranks 99th in home runs and 137th in RBI.
• James Wood has put his power on display as he paces his team with 27 home runs and 88 RBI.
• Wood currently ranks 29th in home runs and 21st in RBI in the bigs.
• Wood heads into this game on a three-game hitting streak. During his last five outings he is hitting .350 with three doubles, three walks and two RBIs.
• Luis Garcia is hitting .262 with 27 doubles, a triple, 13 home runs and 26 walks.
• Josh Bell has 13 doubles, a triple, 20 home runs and 54 walks while batting .234.

Nationals pitching rankings

• The pitching staff for the Nationals has a collective 7.8 K/9, the fourth-worst in the majors.
• Washington has a 5.30 team ERA that ranks 29th across all MLB pitching staffs.
• Pitchers for the Nationals combine for the third-worst WHIP in baseball (1.434).
• Nationals pitchers combine to allow the 25th-fewest home runs in baseball (190 total, 1.3 per game).
• Washington fell to the Marlins 5-0 in its last game with six strikeouts while allowing seven hits.

Pirates betting info, hitting leaders, & pitching

Pirates betting info

• The Pirates have been underdogs in 104 games this season and won 43 (41.3%) of those contests.
• This season, Pittsburgh has won 37 of its 93 games, or 39.8%, when it’s the underdog by at least -100 on the moneyline.
• The bookmakers’ moneyline implies a 50% chance of a victory for the Pirates.
• Games involving Pittsburgh have gone over the total set by oddsmakers in 60 of 146 chances this season.
• The Pirates are 79-67-0 against the spread in their 146 chances this season.

Pirates hitting info

• Bryan Reynolds leads Pittsburgh in runs batted in with 70 and has a batting average of .242.
• Reynolds’ home run total ranks 126th in MLB, and he is 67th in RBI.
• Andrew McCutchen is batting .244 to lead Pittsburgh, while adding 13 homers and 53 runs batted in this season.
• McCutchen is 150th among hitters in the big leagues in homers, and 137th in RBI.
• McCutchen has safely hit in three games in a row. During his last five outings he is hitting .167 with a double, two walks and an RBI.
• Oneil Cruz’s 19 home runs lead all Pittsburgh hitters, and he’s slugging .380.
• Tommy Pham is batting .256 with an OBP of .333 and a slugging percentage of .384 this season.

Pirates pitching rankings

• The Pirates have an 8.1 K/9 this season as a pitching staff, which ranks 21st in the majors.
• Pittsburgh pitchers have a combined ERA of 3.88 ERA this year, which ranks 11th in MLB.
• The Pirates have a combined WHIP of just 1.228 as a pitching staff, which is the sixth-best in baseball this season.
• With just 138 homers allowed, the Pirates rank third in the league at preventing long balls.
• Pittsburgh pitchers struck out eight Orioles hitters while allowing seven base hits in a 3-2 loss its last time out.