{"id":676918,"date":"2026-04-16T13:03:47","date_gmt":"2026-04-16T13:03:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/676918\/"},"modified":"2026-04-16T13:03:47","modified_gmt":"2026-04-16T13:03:47","slug":"nationals-vs-pirates-prediction-mlb-pick-odds-best-bet-thursday","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/676918\/","title":{"rendered":"Nationals vs. Pirates prediction: MLB pick, odds, best bet Thursday"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\t\tGambling content 21+. The New York Post may receive an affiliate commission if you sign up through our links. Read our <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/betting-editorial-standards\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">editorial standards<\/a> for more information.<\/p>\n<p>It was all a con. <\/p>\n<p>Stefan Pildes, the founder of the ever-popular SantaCon, was arrested for siphoning hundreds of thousands of dollars from charitable funds. <\/p>\n<p>So this holiday season, as you crawl from bar to bar, remember Stefan fondly while throwing up on your fellow revelers.<\/p>\n<p>The Nationals\u2019 Foster Griffin is taking full advantage of his opportunity. <\/p>\n<p>Griffin, who hasn\u2019t pitched in an MLB game since 2022, tossed a one-hitter at the Brewers for 5 \u00b9\/\u2083 innings and has allowed three runs over 15 \u00b9\/\u2083. <\/p>\n<p>Braxton Ashcraft starts for the Pirates. <\/p>\n<p>Play $50 on the Nats.<\/p>\n<p><img style=\"aspect-ratio:1.58024691;display:block\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-modal-image=\"39102613\" width=\"932\" height=\"590\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Braxton-Ashcraft.jpg\" alt=\"Braxton Ashcraft\" class=\"wp-image-39102613\"  \/>Braxton Ashcraft Charles LeClaire-Imagn Images<\/p>\n<p>One. Two. Three. Four. Let me tell you how it will be. <\/p>\n<p>The Cubs won, making it five in a row for me. <\/p>\n<p>With our taxes done at the last minute, we turned our attention to a happier place. <\/p>\n<p>The baseball math has been kinder to us. <\/p>\n<p>Learn all you need to know about MLB Betting<\/p>\n<p>Shota Imanaga fanned 11 Phillies and allowed one run. <\/p>\n<p>Nico Hoerner had five RBI\u2019s and the Cubs phlogged Philly 11-2. <\/p>\n<p>Up +289 harrisons.<\/p>\n<p>Why Trust New York Post Betting<\/p>\n<p>The one and only Stitches has been handicapping baseball, daily, for the Post since 2019. Miraculously, he has finished in the black twice. But wait there\u2019s more. He showed his versatility by winning the Post\u2019s NFL Best Bet crown last year.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Gambling content 21+. The New York Post may receive an affiliate commission if you sign up through our&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":676919,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2398],"tags":[5,684,4,722,415,64,185,723,724,414,71,4222],"class_list":{"0":"post-676918","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-washington-nationals","8":"tag-baseball","9":"tag-betting","10":"tag-mlb","11":"tag-mlb-betting","12":"tag-nationals","13":"tag-pittsburgh-pirates","14":"tag-sports","15":"tag-sports-picks","16":"tag-stitches","17":"tag-washington","18":"tag-washington-nationals","19":"tag-washingtonnationals"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/channels.im\/@mlb\/116414527701805441","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/676918","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=676918"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/676918\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/676919"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=676918"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=676918"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=676918"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}