Pittsburgh Pirates vs Washington Nationals, Rain Makeup date April 29

What it means

• Pirates 37-44 on the road; Nationals 34-47 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

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

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

Probable starters

Pirates3rd in NL Cent

Rich Hill SP

Probable starter · 8-14, 5.41 ERA, 129 K, 1.52 WHIP

Nationals4th in NL East

Chad Kuhl SP

Probable starter · 0-4, 8.45 ERA, 31 K, 1.96 WHIP

Chirp's angle

Game info

Venue

Nationals Park, Washington, District of Columbia