Pittsburgh Pirates (64-84, fifth in the NL Central) vs. Washington Nationals (61-86, fifth in the NL East)

Washington; Saturday, 4:05 p.m. EDT

PITCHING PROBABLES: Pirates: Bubba Chandler (2-1, 7.36 ERA, 1.50 WHIP, 12 strikeouts); Nationals: Andrew Alvarez (1-0, 1.86 ERA, 0.93 WHIP, six strikeouts)

BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Nationals -123, Pirates +103; over/under is 8 1/2 runs

BOTTOM LINE: The Washington Nationals, on a four-game home winning streak, host the Pittsburgh Pirates.

Washington is 61-86 overall and 30-42 in home games. Nationals hitters are batting a collective .245, which ranks 10th in the NL.

Pittsburgh is 22-51 on the road and 64-84 overall. The Pirates have a 34-9 record in games when they scored at least five runs.

Saturday’s game is the sixth time these teams meet th

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