Washington Nationals at Pittsburgh Pirates Free Pick and Betting Lines. The 55-40 Pittsburgh Pirates play host to the 51-43 Washington Nationals tonight in MLB action on the grass of PNC Park, July 24, 2014. The first pitch is scheduled for 7:05PM ET.
Betting Odds
Moneyline: Nationals -115/Pirates +105
O/U Total: 6.5
Pitching Matchup
Max Scherzer (R) W/L 10-8 WHIP 0.80 ERA 2.09
Jeff Locke (L) W/L 5-6 WHIP 1.41 ERA 4.01
Pittsburgh defeated Washington 7-3 on Thursday. They are 1-0 on their homestand and 2-5 in their last seven games. They are 33-16 at home in 2015. The Nationals are 0-1 on their road trip and 2-4 in their past 6 games.
The Pirates ended a 7-game winning streak by Washington in this series with their victory last night.
Scherzer was a 5-0 loser to the Dodgers in his last start. He pitched 6 innings, allowed 1 ER and struck out 8 for his 15th Q start of the year.
Locke was a 6-1 loser at Milwaukee in his last outing. He surrendered 3 runs over 7.1 innings. It was only his 4th Q start in 18 games this season.
No Nationals hitter has more than 5 ABs vs. Locke. 2B Dan Uggla is 2-5 (.400) while SS Ian Desmond is 1-3 with an RBI. The remaining 5 hitters who have faced the lefty before are a combined 3-18 (.167) with no HRs, RBIs or SBs.
Pirates INF Pedro Florimon is 3-10 (.300) against Scherzer with 2 stolen bases but the fun stops there. The 10 other hitters who have faced the right-hander before are a combined 10-82 (.120) with 3 HRs and 7 RBIs.
Washington at Pittsburgh Betting Trends
Washington is 2-4 straight up in their last 6 games.
The Nationals are 7-1 straight up in their last 8 games against Pittsburgh.
The game total has gone under in 4 of Washington’s last 6 road games.
Pittsburgh is 2-5 straight up in their last 7 games.
The Pirates are 9-1 straight up in their last 10 home games.
Injury Report
WASHINGTON NATIONALS
David Carpenter P 15-Day Disabled List
Reed Johnson OF 60-Day Disabled List
Nate McLouth OF 60-Day Disabled List
Anthony Rendon 2B 15-Day Disabled List
Denard Span OF 15-Day Disabled List
Craig Stammen P 60-Day Disabled List
Stephen Strasburg 15-Day Disabled List
Jayson Werth OF 60-Day Disabled List
Ryan Zimmerman 1B 15-Day Disabled List
PITTSBURGH PIRATES
Brandon Cumpton P 60-Day Disabled List
Josh Harrison 3B 15-Day Disabled List
Corey Hart 1B 60-Day Disabled List
Gorkys Hernandez 15-Day Disabled List
Andrew Lambo OF 60-Day Disabled List
Jordy Mercer SS 15-Day Disabled List
Rob Scahill P 15-Day Disabled List
Justin Sellers 2B 60-Day Disabled List
Consensus Betting (ATS)
Washington: 61%
Pittsburgh: 39%
Free MLB Pick
The Pirates put up seven runs on the board last night, but are just as likely to struggle offensively scoring exactly one run in four of their last seven matches. The Nationals’ starter tonight Max Scherzer has zero runs in his last two starts against the Pirates covering 17 innings including a no hitter in his last back on June 20th. Like Pittsburgh Washington hasn’t been lighting it up in recent games scoring three or less in four of their last seven. They face a starter who has allowed three or less runs in seven straight starts and held the Nationals’ hitters to zero runs on four hits in 5 2/3 innings in his last start against them last season.
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