The Washington Nationals and Pittsburgh Pirates meet Friday in MLB action at PNC Park. The Washington Nationals look for a win after splitting their last six games. The Pittsburgh Pirates look to get a game above a .500 record.

The Washington Nationals have scored 11 runs in their last three games and four or more runs in four of their last five games. The Nationals have split their last four games when scoring four or more runs. Josh Bell leads the Nationals with 9 hits and 6 RBI, while Cesar Hernandez and Maikel Franco have combined for 18 hits and 8 RBI. Erick Fedde gets the ball, and he is 0-0 with a 3.60 ERA and five strikeouts this season. This will be Fedde’s first career game against the Pirates.

The Pittsburgh Pirates have scored 16 runs in their last three games and four or more runs in three of their last four games. The Pirates are 3-0 this season when scoring four or more runs. Ke’Bryan Hayes leads the Pirates with 9 hits and 2 RBI, while Bryan Reynolds and Daniel Vogelbach have combined for 14 hits and 5 RBI. Mitch Keller gets the ball, and he is 0-1 with a 9.00 ERA and four strikeouts this season. This will be Keller’s first career game against the Nationals.

The Nationals are 14-31 in their last 45 road games and 19-45 in their last 64 overall. The Pirates are 7-3 in their last 10 during game 2 of a series and 1-4 in their last 5 vs. National League East. The over is 9-4 in Nationals last 13 road games. The over is 5-2-2 in Pirates last 9 overall. The Nationals are 6-2 in the last 8 meetings.

Erick Fedde has been rough through 62 career starts and isn’t a pitcher I’m thrilled to get behind on the road. Mitch Keller has had his issues as well through 40 career starts, and he wasn’t good in his season debut. The over is probably a safer bet, but I still lean toward the Pirates at home because of the hot offense this week. Rough pitching matchup, but I lean Pirates if forced to pick.