Nationals vs Pirates Baseball Handicapping

Courtesy of OddsShark.com: The Washington Nationals and the Pittsburgh Pirates will both be trying to pick up a win on Saturday when they battle at PNC Park. Lefthander John Lannan will take the mound for the Nationals to start this game. Lannan is 6-6 this season with a 4.95 ERA. The Pirates will counter Lannan with Paul Maholm. Lefthander Maholm has a 5.18 ERA to go along with a 7-13 record this season. Oddsmakers currently have the Pirates listed as 110-moneyline favorites versus the Nationals, while the game's total has not yet been posted. Ryan Doumit homered and drove in a pair of runs Friday, and the Pirates outlasted the Nationals 8-5. The Pirates won the game as a -110 pick'em, and the 13 runs sailed OVER the posted over/under (8.5) set by sportsbooks. Garrett Jones drove in three runs to lead the Pirates. Zach Duke allowed five hits and four runs in five innings for the win. Livan Hernandez gave up eight runs over 4 1-3 innings in the Nationals loss. Current streak: Washington has lost 3 straight games. Team records: Washington: 57-78 SU Pittsburgh: 45-89 SU Washington most recently: When playing on Saturday are 6-4 Before playing Pittsburgh are 3-7 After playing Pittsburgh are 6-4 After a loss are 4-6 Pittsburgh most recently: When playing on Saturday are 3-7 Before playing Washington are 4-6 After playing Washington are 2-8 After a win are 2-8 A few trends to consider: Washington is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing Pittsburgh Washington is 8-17 SU in its last 25 games Washington is 2-5 SU in its last 7 games when playing on the road against Pittsburgh Washington is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games on the road Pittsburgh is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games at home Pittsburgh is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games when playing at home against Washington Pittsburgh is 6-18 SU in its last 24 games Pittsburgh is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games when playing Washington Next up: Pittsburgh home to Washington, Sunday, September 5 For winning point spread picks, Joe Duffy has his picks part of GodsTips, anchor of OffshoreInsiders.com A long-time veteran of the sports betting industry, Duffy got his start at Dial Sports 976 Dial It service and eventually became the most decorated scorephone handicapper in history.