Pittsburgh Pirates vs Washington Nationals 6/14/2021 Picks Predictions

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The Pittsburgh Pirates (23-41) will battle the Washington Nationals (27-35) in a three-game face-off at the Nationals Park in Washington on Monday, June 14, 2021, at 7:05 PM ET. Pittsburgh needs a win here after losing seven games in a row including a series sweep versus the LA Dodgers and Milwaukee Brewers. The Pirates ended the recent series with the Brewers at 2-5, Sunday. Starter Wil Crowe made 5.0 innings with 2 hits and 2 earned runs allowed while granting a walk and struck out 8 Milwaukee batters. Catcher Jacob Stallings acquired a one-run score on one hit with an RBI while 1B Colin Moran added a run on one hit in the loss. LF Ben Gamel drove a triple while 2B Adam Frazier contributed a double with a walk in the loss.

Right-hander J.T. Brubaker of the Pirates will take the starting role against the Nationals in the opening of a three-game battle on Monday. Righty Brubaker is 4-5 with a 3.90 ERA and struck out a total of 62 batters in pitching for 60.0 innings this season to date. Brubaker also allowed a total of 58 hits, 26 earned runs, and 10 home runs with 13 walks granted in that stretch.

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Pittsburgh Pirates vs Washington Nationals Predictions 6/14/2021

On the side of Washington, the team will try to continue its success after splitting the series versus the SF Giants with a 5-0 shutout victory on Sunday. The Nationals also won the doubleheader Game 1 at 2-0 but lost the evening bout at 1-2 on Saturday. The Washington Nationals will be facing the Pittsburgh Pirates in a three-game series this week. The last time-out, the Nationals prevented the Giants from scoring a single run while scoring five runs in the win. Starting Pitcher Joe Ross gave up five hits but stopped the offense of Washington with zero earned runs and no walk granted. Ross ended up striking out nine batters of the Nationals in the victory. Left Fielder Kyle Schwarber led the charge with two runs on double hits and four RBIs in the winning effort for the Nats.

Washington will be appointing lefty Jon Lester to take his post on the pitcher’s mound to start the opening match of a series versus the Pirates on Monday. In his career start this year, the southpaw starter is 0-2 with a 4.19 ERA while striking out a total of 27 Pittsburgh batters in 38.2 innings pitched this season. Left-hander Lester has given away a total of 42 hits, 18 earned runs, and six home runs while awarding 16 free bases with 27 strikeouts on the year.

Pittsburgh Pirates vs. Washington Nationals. The MLB Pick for this contest is Washington -120. The Pirates struggled after losing seven games in a row while the Nationals started to pick up in their offense after winning three of their last five outings. Washington will be sending Jon Lester to the bump and the left-hander had issues in his control and failed to find a strike zone in his pitch. However, Lester allowed just one earned run in each of his last three starts. Moreover, the Nationals have the advantage of playing at home on Monday. The prediction, Washington Nationals will win.

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