At Nationals Park on Saturday, the Washington Nationals meet the Pittsburgh Pirates (seven consecutive losses) at 4:05 p.m. ET.
The Pirates are road underdogs (+103) at the Nationals (-123). The Nationals will start Andrew Alvarez (1-0) against the Pirates and Bubba Chandler (2-1).
PJ Poulin (1.0 IP, 0 R, 0 H, 2 K) registered the win in the Nationals’ 6-5 victory over the Pirates yesterday. Dylan Crews led the way offensively, going 1 for 4 with a home run and two RBIs. Kyle Nicolas (0.2 IP, 4 R, 3 H, 1 K) was handed the loss for the Pirates.
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Washington Nationals vs. Pittsburgh Pirates odds, line and spread
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Favorite: Nationals (-123, bet $123 to win $100)Underdog: Pirates (+103, bet $100 to win $103)Over/under: 8.5Nationals vs. Pirates: Game time and live stream infoGame day: Saturday, September 13, 2025Game time: 4:05 p.m. ETLocation: Washington D.C.Stadium: Nationals ParkTV channel: MASN and SportsNet PTLive stream: Watch LIVE with Fubo! (Regional restrictions may apply)
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Nationals stats and trendsNationals betting recordsThe Nationals have been favorites in 18 games this season and won six (33.3%) of those contests.Washington is 3-9 this season when entering a game favored by -123 or more on the moneyline.The Nationals have a 55.2% chance to win this game based on the implied probability of the moneyline.Games involving Washington have gone over the total set by oddsmakers in 74 of 146 chances this season.The Nationals are 73-73-0 against the spread in their 146 chances this season.Andrew Alvarez (Nationals probable starter)The Nationals will look to Alvarez (1-0) in his third start of the season.The lefty last pitched on Sunday against the Chicago Cubs, when he tossed 4 2/3 innings, allowing two earned runs while giving up three hits.In two appearances this season, he has compiled a 1.86 ERA and averages 5.6 strikeouts per nine innings while opposing batters are hitting .118 against him.He meets a Pirates offense that ranks last in the league with 532 runs while batting .232 as a unit. It has a collective .350 slugging percentage (30th in MLB play) and has hit a total of 106 home runs (30th in MLB).Nationals batting statsThe Nationals rank 25th in Major League Baseball with 142 home runs.Fueled by 410 extra-base hits, Washington ranks 20th in MLB with a .391 slugging percentage this season.The Nationals rank 17th in MLB with a .245 team batting average.Washington has scored the 20th-most runs in the majors this season with 632 (4.3 per game).The Nationals have an OBP of .308 this season, which ranks 22nd in MLB.Washington has shown patience at the plate this season with the eighth-best rate of strikeouts per game (8.1) among MLB offenses.Pirates stats and trendsPirates betting recordsThe Pirates have come away with 43 wins in the 104 contests they have been listed as the underdogs in this season.This season, Pittsburgh has come away with a win 37 times in 91 chances when named as an underdog of at least +103 or worse on the moneyline.The moneyline set for this matchup implies the Pirates have a 49.3% chance of walking away with the win.Pittsburgh and its opponents have hit the over in 61 of its 147 games with a total set by oddsmakers this season.The Pirates have posted a record of 79-68-0 against the spread this season.Bubba Chandler (Pirates probable starter)Chandler (2-1) pitches first for the Pirates to make his second start of the season.In his last appearance on Sunday, the righty threw 2 2/3 innings against the Milwaukee Brewers, giving up nine earned runs while surrendering nine hits.He has a 7.36 ERA and 7.4 strikeouts per nine innings while opponents are hitting .300 against him over his four games this season.The opposing Nationals offense has a collective .245 batting average, and is 20th in the league with 1205 total hits and 20th in MLB action with 632 runs scored. They have the 20th-ranked slugging percentage (.391) and are 25th in all of MLB with 142 home runs.Pirates batting statsThe Pirates have hit 106 home runs this season, the lowest total in baseball.So far this year, Pittsburgh is slugging .350, the lowest percentage in the majors.The Pirates have the third-worst batting average in the league (.232).Pittsburgh is the lowest scoring team in MLB play averaging 3.6 runs per game (532 total).The Pirates’ .305 on-base percentage ranks 25th in MLB.