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2018 MLB Season
(17-11) Pittsburgh Pirates vs. Washington Nationals (12-16)
Date: Tuesday May 1, 2018
Time: 7:05 PM ET
Venue: Nationals Park, Washington, DC.
Projected Starters: Kuhl vs. Scherzer
MLB Moneyline Odds: Nationals -245 | Pirates +225
MLB RunLine Betting Odds: OFF
MLB Baseball Gambling Total: 7.5
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Pittsburgh Pirates
Pittsburgh’s pitching allowed just three hits and one walk in a 5–0 shutout of the Cardinals on Sunday. The Pirates swept the Birds and extended their winning streak to five in a row.
Nick Kingham was the starting pitcher and Baseball Reference doesn’t even have his stats recorded yet, so it must have been his Major League debut. Congratulations on a splendid first appearance in the bigs.
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The Pirates don’t have any guys who are setting the world on fire unexpectedly, which makes it even harder to believe they are playing as well as they are. Perhaps we just underestimated them.
Jerome Williams has looked like an ace, though, which is the biggest surprise, though he started to look the part last season. Chad Kuhl goes in this one, though. He’s 3–1 despite a below average ERA.
Washington Nationals
Washington salvaged one game against Arizona this weekend with a win on Sunday afternoon. Gio Gonzalez did his part and completed seven innings, giving up six hits and one run in the win.
The offense wasn’t very effective, even after Robbie Ray went down with a strained oblique in just the second inning. Washington couldn’t capitalize on an extended day of work for Arizona’s relief corps.
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Max Scherzer leads the roster in WAR and will start on Tuesday. Michael Taylor is second, despite a fairly slow start with the bat. His defense remains spectacular and he’s shown a bit of pop that the Nats can only hope becomes a bit more consistent as the season progresses.
MLB Baseball Betting Trends:
- PIT are 1-7 in Kuhls last 8 road starts.
- Under is 6-2 in Kuhls last 8 road starts.
- Under is 7-1 in WAS last 8 Tue. games.
- Under is 6-2 in WAS last 8 overall.
- Under is 6-2 in WAS last 8 on grass.
Free Pittsburgh Pirates vs. Washington Nationals MLB Prediction: given the payday, I’ll take a shot with Pittsburgh.
It’s hard to back Scherzer because he’s just so expensive. So Pittsburgh is rolling and the Nats’ offense can always flounder. I’ll take a shot at a big plus-money dog.
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MLB Free Score Prediction: Pittsburgh 4 – Washington 2
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