Pittsburgh Pirates vs. Washington Nationals odds, tips and betting trends | September 7 (Game 2)

At PNC Park on Saturday, the Pittsburgh Pirates (66-74) play the Washington Nationals (62-78), with first pitch at 6:40 p.m. ET.

The Pirates are the home favorite (-142) versus the Nationals (+120). The matchup on the mound for this contest is set with the Pittsburgh Pirates looking to Mitch Keller (11-9), and Mitchell Parker (7-9) getting the nod for the Washington Nationals.

Here’s everything you need to prepare for Saturday’s Pirates vs. Nationals contest, including viewing options.

Pittsburgh Pirates vs. Washington Nationals odds and betting lines

MLB odds courtesy of BetMGM Sportsbook. Odds updated Saturday at 3:16 p.m. ET. For a full list of Sports betting odds, access USA TODAY Sports Betting Scores Odds Hub.

• Favorite: Pirates (-142, bet $142 to win $100)
• Underdog: Nationals (+120, bet $100 to win $120)
• Over/under: 7.5

Pirates vs. Nationals: Live streaming info & game time

• Game Day: Saturday, September 7, 2024
• Game Time: 6:40 p.m. ET
• Stadium: PNC Park
• TV Channel: SportsNet Pittsburgh
• Live Stream: Fubo (Watch for free)

Pirates stats and trends

Pirates betting records

• This season, the Pirates have been favored 51 times and won 29, or 56.9%, of those games.
• Pittsburgh has a record of 7-9 in games when sportsbooks favor them by at least -142 on the moneyline.
• The implied probability of a win from the Pirates, based on the moneyline, is 58.7%.
• Games involving Pittsburgh have gone over the total set by oddsmakers in 68 of 140 chances this season.
• The Pirates are 77-62-0 against the spread in their 139 chances this season.

Mitch Keller (Pirates probable starter)

• Keller makes the start for the Pirates, his 28th of the season. He is 11-9 with a 3.88 ERA and 145 strikeouts in 157 2/3 innings pitched.
• His most recent time out came on Sunday against the Cleveland Guardians, when the righty tossed 5 1/3 innings, surrendering three earned runs while giving up 11 hits.
• The 28-year-old has put up a 3.88 ERA and 8.3 strikeouts per nine innings across 27 games this season, while giving up a batting average of .257 to his opponents.
• Keller enters this matchup with 13 quality starts under his belt this season.
• Keller has 23 starts this year in which he pitched five or more innings.
• In five of his appearances this season he did not allow an earned run.
• The opposing Nationals offense has a collective .245 batting average, and is 20th in the league with 1138 total hits and 23rd in MLB play with 588 runs scored. It has the 23rd-ranked slugging percentage (.378) and ranks 29th in home runs (117) in all of MLB.
• Keller has a 6.75 ERA and a 1.875 WHIP against the Nationals this season in 5 1/3 innings pitched, allowing a .333 batting average over one appearance.
• The 28-year-old ranks 36th in ERA (3.88), 47th in WHIP (1.268), and 33rd in K/9 (8.3) among qualifying pitchers in MLB action this season.

Pirates batting stats

• The Pirates rank 26th in Major League Baseball with just 137 home runs as a team.
• Hitters for Pittsburgh have combined to rank 26th in the majors with a .371 team slugging percentage.
• The Pirates rank 23rd in MLB with a .235 team batting average.
• Pittsburgh has scored 591 runs (4.2 per game) this season, which ranks 22nd in MLB.
• The Pirates have an OBP of just .302 this season, which ranks 26th in MLB.
• Pittsburgh ranks 25th in strikeouts per game (9.3) among MLB offenses.

Nationals stats and trends

Nationals betting records

• The Nationals have come away with 49 wins in the 115 contests they have been listed as the underdogs in this season.
• Washington has a win-loss record of 31-52 when favored by +120 or worse by bookmakers this year.
• The moneyline set for this matchup implies the Nationals have a 45.5% chance of walking away with the win.
• Washington and its opponents have gone over in 68 of its 140 games with a total set by sportsbooks this season.
• The Nationals have an against the spread record of 77-62-0 in 139 games with a line this season.

Mitchell Parker (Nationals probable starter)

• Parker makes the start for the Nationals, his 26th of the season. He is 7-9 with a 4.27 ERA and 117 strikeouts in 132 2/3 innings pitched.
• The lefty last pitched on Sunday against the Chicago Cubs, when he threw six innings, allowing three earned runs while giving up seven hits.
• The 24-year-old has put up an ERA of 4.27, with 7.9 strikeouts per nine innings in 25 games this season. Opponents have a .255 batting average against him.
• Parker has collected 10 quality starts this year.
• Parker will try to pick up his 20th matchup of five or more innings pitched this season. He’s averaging 5.3 innings per appearance.
• He has had four appearances this season that he held his opponents to zero earned runs.
• He will face off against a Pirates offense that ranks 22nd in the league with 1116 total hits (on a .235 batting average). The team also slugs a collective .371 (26th in the league) with 137 total home runs (26th in MLB action).

Nationals batting stats

• The Nationals have hit the second-fewest home runs in baseball this season (117).
• So far this year, Washington is 23rd in baseball with a .378 slugging percentage.
• The Nationals are 14th in MLB with a .245 batting average.
• The offense for Washington is the No. 23 offense in baseball, scoring 4.2 runs per game (588 total runs).
• The Nationals rank 14th in baseball with an on-base percentage of .312.