Washington Nationals vs Pittsburgh Pirates, Rain Makeup date Sept 7

What it means

• Season series: Series tied 2-2.
• Nationals 33-48 on the road; Pirates 39-42 at home.

Latest headlines

Recap · Sep 27

Griffin's homer helps Pirates finish with winning record, beating Detroit 4-2

Recap · Sep 27

Andrés Chaparro's 2-homer game lifts Nationals over Mets 6-4 in season finale

Preview · Sep 27

Tigers try to sweep series against the Pirates

Preview · Sep 27

Nationals and Mets meet, winner claims 3-game series

ESPN · Sep 26

Pirates' Kirby Yates retires after 12 MLB seasons, 1st start

Recap · Sep 26

Justin Verlander makes teary farewell to 21-year career as Tigers rally to beat Pirates 4-3

Recap · Sep 26

Mets beat Nationals 7-1 behind 2 homers from Mauricio and 3-run drive by Ewing

Recap · Sep 25

High-spending Mets assured of first last-place finish since 2003 with 7-6 loss to Nationals

Injuries and inactives

Nationals4th in NL East

• Drew Millas C

  Finger, Surgery, left
  60-Day-IL
• Ken Waldichuk RP

  Elbow, Surgery, left
  60-Day-IL
• Matt Waldron RP

  Chest, Inflammation
  60-Day-IL
• Orlando Ribalta RP

  Forearm, Inflammation, right
  15-Day-IL
• PJ Poulin RP

  Forearm, Strain, left
  60-Day-IL

Pirates3rd in NL Cent

• Oneil Cruz CF

  Knee, Bruise, left
  Day-To-Day
• Braxton Ashcraft SP

  Arm, Soreness, right
  15-Day-IL
• Esmerlyn Valdez RF

  Hamstring, Strain, left
  10-Day-IL
• Isaac Mattson RP

  Hip, Inflammation
  15-Day-IL
• Mitch Keller SP

  Shoulder, Strain, right
  60-Day-IL

Probable starters

Nationals4th in NL East

DJ Herz SP

Probable starter · 4-9, 4.16 ERA, 106 K, 1.26 WHIP

Pirates3rd in NL Cent

Luis Ortiz SP

Probable starter · 7-6, 3.32 ERA, 107 K, 1.11 WHIP

The series

Chirp's angle

Game info

Venue

PNC Park, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Officials

Marvin Hudson (Home Plate Umpire), Hunter Wendelstedt (First Base Umpire), Charlie Ramos (Second Base Umpire), Edwin Jimenez (Third Base Umpire)