Pittsburgh Pirates at Washington Nationals 6/16/21 - MLB Picks & Predictions

The Pittsburgh Pirates conclude a three-game series on the road Wednesday against the Washington Nationals. Pittsburgh is 23-42 following a 3-2 loss to Washington in the opening game of the series on Monday. Pittsburgh has lost eight straight and the Pirates are last in the National League Central 14 ½ games behind first place co-leaders Milwaukee and Chicago.

Adam Frazier is batting .332 to lead Pittsburgh and the second baseman is the team leader in hits with 85 and on-base percentage at .394. Left fielder Bryan Reynolds is the leader in home runs with 10 and RBIs with 31. On Wednesday, the Pittsburgh Pirates will send Chase De Jong to the mound. The right-hander is 0-0 with an ERA of 4.80, 12 Ks and 7 BBs.

Washington improved to 28-35 with its 3-2 victory on Monday over Pittsburgh. The Nationals have won two straight and three of the last four. Kyle Schwarber homered in the seventh inning to snap a tie game and knocked in two runs to help lead the Nationals to the victory. Washington is fourth in the National League East 7 ½ games behind the first place New York Mets.

Trea Turner is batting .298 to lead Washington and the shortstop has a team high 76 hits. Outfielder Kyle Schwarber is leading Washington in home runs with 13 and RBIs with 33, while left fielder Juan Soto is the leader in on-base percentage at .398. Washington has not yet announced its starting pitcher for Wednesday’s series finale at home against the Pittsburgh Pirates.