Pittsburgh Pirates vs Washington Nationals Picks and Prediction for Saturday July 4 2026
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The Fourth of July MLB schedule will get underway with a matinee between the Pittsburgh Pirates and the Washington Nationals from the nation’s capital. Be ready for the baseball season with all of our MLB predictions. The Pirates (44-45) are two games below .500 on the road and are falling out of contention in the NL Central Division standings. Last night, OF Bryan Reynolds went 2-for-4 with a home run and scored twice during a 9-5 road loss against Washington.
Twenty-six year old righty Braxton Ashcraft (8-3 3.33 ERA) will take the mound for the Pirates in this matchup. Pittsburgh has won Ashcraft’s previous three starts and he has allowed eight runs (7 ER) over his last 18 innings.
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The Washington Nationals have won three straight games and are just six games back of Atlanta for the top spot in the NL East Division. During Friday’s home victory, 1B Luis Garcia Jr. and OF Daylen Lile each homered twice to power the Washington offense. SP Foster Griffin (9-2) allowed one run across five frames to earn the win for the Nationals (46-43), who improved to 18-25 at home.
The Nationals will counter with thirty year old right-hander Zack Littell (7-6 5.29 ERA) on Saturday. In his last start, Littell (5 IP) gave up three hits and two runs during a 6-4 road victory against Baltimore. On the season, Littell has surrendered an alarming 22 long balls across 80 frames.
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Pirates vs Nationals Pick
Pittsburgh OF Oneil Cruz has landed on the 10-day injured list with a hand injury and is not expected to return until after the All-Star Break. Through 89 games, Pittsburgh ranks 2nd in OPS and 3rd in runs scored. For the season, Washington ranks 4th in OPS and 2nd in runs scored. Take the under. Final Score Prediction, Pittsburgh Pirates win 5-2.
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