Pittsburgh Pirates at Washington Nationals 6/14/21 - MLB Picks & Predictions

Last Updated: 06/13/2021 at 9:23 PM ET

In Monday night MLB action, the Pittsburgh Pirates will travel to the nation’s capital to face the Washington Nationals. The Pirates (23-41) are looking to snap a seven-game losing streak and are sitting in last place in the NL Central Division standings. On Sunday, Pittsburgh went 1-for-7 with runners in scoring position and left ten men on base during a 5-2 road loss against Milwaukee.

Twenty-seven year old left-hander J.T. Brubaker (4-5 3.90 ERA) will head to the hill for the Pirates in this contest. Through 60 innings of work, Brubaker has struck out 62 batters and owns a respectable 1.18 WHIP.

The Washington Nationals are two games below .500 at home and trying to climb out of the cellar in the NL East Division standings. On Sunday, Washington SP Joe Ross (3-6) fanned nine batters in eight innings during a 5-0 home victory versus San Francisco. OF Kyle Schwarber homered twice and drove in four runs for the Nationals (27-35).

The Nationals will counter with thirty-seven year old left-hander Jon Lester (0-2 4.19 ERA) in the series opener. In his last three starts, Lester has allowed a total of three runs across 13 plus frames.

Washington SP Stephen Strasburg (neck) has been sidelined since June 1st and has not resumed throwing. Through 64 games, Pittsburgh ranks 29th in OPS and 29th in runs scored. For the season, Washington ranks 20th in OPS and 28th in runs scored. Take the Pirates to steal one on the road. Final Score Prediction, Pittsburgh Pirates win 5-3.

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