Washington Nationals (53-78, fifth in the NL East) vs. New York Yankees (71-60, third in the AL East)
New York; Tuesday, 7:05 p.m. EDT
PITCHING PROBABLES: Nationals: MacKenzie Gore (5-12, 4.11 ERA, 1.35 WHIP, 170 strikeouts); Yankees: Luis Gil (1-1, 4.26 ERA, 1.68 WHIP, 17 strikeouts)
BOTTOM LINE: The Washington Nationals visit the New York Yankees looking to break a three-game road losing streak.
New York has a 71-60 record overall and a 39-28 record in home games. Yankees hitters have a collective .453 slugging percentage to lead the AL.
Washington is 53-78 overall and 27-39 in road games. The Nationals have a 36-15 record in games when they scored five or more runs.
Tuesday's game is the second time these teams match up this season.
TOP PERFORMERS: Trent Grisham has nine doubles,