| Overall | After Win | After Loss | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Game 1 | 4-2 | 1-1 | 3-1 |
| Game 2 | 2-4 | 1-3 | 1-1 |
| Game 3 | 2-4 | 1-1 | 1-3 |
| Game 4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Overall | After Win | After Loss | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Game 1 | 3-3 | 1-2 | 2-1 |
| Game 2 | 4-2 | 2-1 | 2-1 |
| Game 3 | 4-2 | 2-2 | 2-0 |
| Game 4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
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Washington vs Pittsburgh Results, Match Player Stats & Records
Boxscore
| Team | R | H | E | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | X |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
WAS
Washington
|
8 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
PIT
Pittsburgh
|
7 | 15 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Washington Pitcher
F. Griffin
Pittsburgh Pitcher
B. Ashcraft
| Team | ML | O/U (Trending) | ATS (Margin) |
|---|---|---|---|
|
WAS
Washington
|
+138 | 8.5o (7.5) | +1.5 (2.5) |
|
PIT
Pittsburgh
|
-164 | 8.5u | -1.5 |
Batting Stats
| POS | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| J. Wood | RF | 6 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | .256 |
| L. Garcia Jr. | 1B | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .233 |
| C. Mead | PH -1B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .222 |
| B. House | 3B | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | .243 |
| D. Lile | LF | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .277 |
| C. Abrams | SS | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .371 |
| J. Young | CF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | .245 |
| J. Vivas | DH | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | .324 |
| D. Millas | C | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .179 |
| J. Wiemer | PH | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .351 |
| K. Ruiz | C | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .171 |
| N. Nunez | 2B | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | .200 |
| Totals | 40 | 8 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 26 | ||
Battling
- 2B - Daylen Lile (5), Drew Millas (1), Joey Wiemer (1)
- TB - James Wood 2, Brady House 1, Daylen Lile 3, CJ Abrams 1, Jorbit Vivas 1, Drew Millas 3, Joey Wiemer 2
- RBI - James Wood (15), Luis Garcia Jr. (10), Jacob Young (8), Joey Wiemer (5)
- 2-Out RBI - James Wood (5), Jacob Young (5), Joey Wiemer (4)
- Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - James Wood (9), Curtis Mead 2 (6), Brady House (8), Jacob Young (7), Jorbit Vivas 2 (2), Nasim Nunez (6)
- GIDP - Jacob Young (1), Jorbit Vivas (1)
- Team LOB - 26
Baserunning
- SB - Luis Garcia Jr. (3 off Ashcraft/Bart), James Wood (2 off Santana/Bart)
Fielding
- DP - 2
- Outfield Assists - Nasim Nunez (Griffin at Home), James Wood (Gonzales at 2)
| POS | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| J. Mangum | RF -LF | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .275 |
| N. Gonzales | 3B | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .263 |
| R. O'Hearn | PH -1B | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .333 |
| O. Cruz | CF | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | .316 |
| M. Ozuna | DH | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 4 | .127 |
| N. Yorke | 1B -3B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | .255 |
| B. Lowe | 2B | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | .262 |
| J. Bart | C | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | .148 |
| H. Davis | PR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .216 |
| K. Griffin | SS | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | .214 |
| B. Cook | LF | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .333 |
| S. Horwitz | PH -1B | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .217 |
| B. Reynolds | PH -RF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | .279 |
| Totals | 42 | 7 | 15 | 7 | 3 | 11 | 30 | ||
Battling
- 2B - Oneil Cruz (4)
- 3B - Konnor Griffin (1)
- HR - Marcell Ozuna (1)
- TB - Jake Mangum 3, Nick Gonzales 2, Oneil Cruz 3, Marcell Ozuna 4, Nick Yorke 1, Brandon Lowe 2, Joey Bart 1, Konnor Griffin 4, Billy Cook 1
- RBI - Nick Gonzales (10), Oneil Cruz (17), Marcell Ozuna 3 (5), Brandon Lowe (16), Konnor Griffin (6)
- 2-Out RBI - Nick Gonzales (2), Oneil Cruz (8), Marcell Ozuna 3 (4), Brandon Lowe (9)
- Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - Joey Bart 3 (4)
- GIDP - Jake Mangum (1), Marcell Ozuna (2)
- Team LOB - 30
Baserunning
- SB - Oneil Cruz (3 off Griffin/Millas), Jake Mangum (2 off Beeter/Ruiz), Jake Mangum (2 off Beeter/Ruiz), Oneil Cruz (2 off Beeter/Ruiz)
Fielding
- E - Nick Gonzales (1), Nick Yorke (1)
- DP - 2
Pitching Stats
| IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | ERA | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| F. Griffin | 5 .1 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 3.05 |
| P. Schultz (BS 1) | 0 .1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.40 |
| P. Poulin | 0 .2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.22 |
| G. Varland (H 2) | 0 .2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.05 |
| C. Perez (H 4) | 1 .0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7.27 |
| C. Beeter (W 1-0) | 1 .0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3.86 |
| O. Ribalta (S 1) | 1 .0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 |
- HBP - Ryan O'Hearn (by Beeter)
- IBB - CJ Abrams (by Ramirez)
- Pitches-Strikes - Foster Griffin 89-60, Paxton Schultz 5-5, PJ Poulin 7-7, Gus Varland 10-6, Cionel Perez 16-10, Clayton Beeter 32-19, Orlando Ribalta 14-12
- Ground Balls-Fly Balls - Foster Griffin 4-4, Paxton Schultz 1-0, PJ Poulin 1-0, Gus Varland 1-0, Cionel Perez 1-0, Clayton Beeter 1-1, Orlando Ribalta 1-0
- Batters Faced - Foster Griffin 24, Paxton Schultz 3, PJ Poulin 3, Gus Varland 2, Cionel Perez 4, Clayton Beeter 7, Orlando Ribalta 3
- Inherited Runners-Scored - PJ Poulin 1-1
| IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | ERA | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| B. Ashcraft | 5 .2 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 2.38 |
| E. Sisk | 0 .1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3.86 |
| Y. Ramirez (BS 1) | 1 .0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2.13 |
| I. Mattson | 1 .0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.54 |
| J. Lawrence | 1 .0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8.64 |
| D. Santana (L 2-1) | 1 .0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.90 |
- WP - Yohan Ramirez
- HBP - Jorbit Vivas (by Ashcraft), Jacob Young (by Ramirez), CJ Abrams (by Lawrence)
- Pitches-Strikes - Braxton Ashcraft 90-64, Evan Sisk 14-9, Yohan Ramirez 17-12, Isaac Mattson 18-10, Justin Lawrence 12-8, Dennis Santana 11-8
- Ground Balls-Fly Balls - Braxton Ashcraft 5-3, Evan Sisk 0-0, Yohan Ramirez 0-0, Isaac Mattson 1-1, Justin Lawrence 3-0, Dennis Santana 1-2
- Batters Faced - Braxton Ashcraft 25, Evan Sisk 3, Yohan Ramirez 6, Isaac Mattson 4, Justin Lawrence 5, Dennis Santana 5
- Inherited Runners-Scored - Evan Sisk 1-1, Yohan Ramirez 1-1
Game Info
Location PNC Park
Temperature 78° Temperature
Attendance 10,504 attendance
Home D.J. Reyburn
1st Sean Barber
2nd John Libka
3rd James Hoye
WAS vs PITRecords
WAS vs PITHead To Head
Win / Loss
5-5 Even
Over / Under
2-8-0
| Date | Home | Result | ML | O/U | WAS Starter (IP) | PIT Starter (IP) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 15, '26 | PIT |
2 - 0
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PIT -166 | u9.5 | J. Irvin (5.0) | M. Montgomery (1.0) |
| Apr 14, '26 | PIT |
5 - 4
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WAS +154 | u9.5 | P. Poulin (1.0) | M. Keller (4.0) |
| Apr 13, '26 | PIT |
16 - 5
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PIT -225 | o7.5 | C. Cavalli (1.1) | P. Skenes (6.0) |
| Sep 14, '25 | WAS |
4 - 3
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WAS +100 | u8.5 | C. Cavalli (5.0) | M. Burrows (4.1) |
| Sep 14, '25 | WAS |
4 - 3
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WAS +100 | u8.5 | C. Cavalli (5.0) | M. Walsh (4.1) |
| Sep 13, '25 | WAS |
5 - 1
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PIT -112 | u9.0 | A. Alvarez (6.0) | B. Chandler (6.0) |
| Sep 12, '25 | WAS |
6 - 5
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WAS -110 | o8.5 | B. Lord (6.0) | M. Keller (5.1) |
| Apr 17, '25 | PIT |
1 - 0
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PIT -143 | u8.0 | T. Williams (5.0) | A. Heaney (7.1) |
| Apr 16, '25 | PIT |
6 - 1
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PIT -114 | u8.5 | M. Parker (6.0) | B. Falter (7.0) |
| Apr 15, '25 | PIT |
3 - 0
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WAS +113 | u8.0 | J. Irvin (7.0) | M. Keller (6.0) |
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Last Meeting ( Apr 15, 2026 ) Washington 0, Pittsburgh 2
Pirates right-hander Braxton Ashcraft and Washington Nationals left-hander Foster Griffin will aim to continue their respective impressive starts to the season when they take the mound Thursday afternoon in Pittsburgh.
Ashcraft (1-1, 2.12 ERA) also will attempt to lead the Pirates to their 11th win in 15 games.
Griffin (2-0, 1.76), who will pitch against Pittsburgh for the first time in his career, has put together three solid starts in his return to the majors this season after spending the past three years pitching in Japan.
Griffin has thrown five or more innings and allowed two runs or fewer against the Los Angeles Dodgers, Philadelphia Phillies and Milwaukee Brewers. Griffin's most recent outing at Milwaukee was his best as he carried a no-hitter into the sixth inning until giving up a single to Joey Ortiz.
He walked three batters but only struck out one during his 80-pitch outing.
"It's just so impressive to sit back and watch him do his thing against a really good lineup," Nationals manager Blake Butera said after Griffin's start last Saturday.
Griffin underwent Tommy John surgery after his brief debut with Kansas City in 2020. After a short return to the majors in 2022, he signed with the Yomiuri Giants and became a top starter.
Griffin will try to help the Nationals earn a split of the four-game series and continue his stellar run since signing a one-year, $5.5 million deal with Washington last December. He added three pitches this offseason -- a splitter, sinker and sweeper -- and has sequenced them well so far this season.
"He just seems to mix speeds so well and keep hitters off balance," Butera said. "He's got so many different pitches, and he can command all of them. It helps being able to do all of that."
The Pirates' rotation features the reigning Cy Young winner Paul Skenes, promising right-hander Bubba Chandler and veteran Mitch Keller, who was off to a great start before Tuesday's rough outing. Keller took the 5-4 loss after he gave up five runs in four innings and threw a season-high 90 pitches.
Ashcraft also has put together elite results so far with a 1.00 WHIP and a .200 batting average against. He continues to make a remarkable transition from reliever to key member of the Pirates' rotation.
"The consistency of knowing when I'm going to throw, being on a set routine, has helped me put in some good work from start to start," Ashcraft said. "It helps develop the arsenal and being able to get better zones with pitches."
Ashcraft, who will make his first career start against the Nationals, allowed one run on four hits and struck out nine batters over five innings last Saturday against the Chicago Cubs.
Ashcraft didn't factor in the decision, but the Pirates prevailed 4-3 in 11 innings. His start followed an eight-strikeout performance over six innings against the Baltimore Orioles, an 8-2 win.
Ashcraft has allowed four hits in each of his three starts and four total runs in 17 innings.
"He did phenomenal," Pirates manager Don Kelly said after Ashcraft's most recent start. "Filled the zone up with a lot of different stuff. His fastball was electric, up to 98 [mph] at times. Was able to throw all of his pitches for strikes."
--Field Level Media
WAS vs PITInjury report
Washington's Injuries
| Player | POS | Status | Date | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| M. Kranick | RP | Fifteen Day IL - Elbow( May 04, '26) | May 04, '26 | |
| The Washington Nationals placed RHP Max Kranick on the 15-day injured list due to a right elbow injury. | ||||
| K. Waldichuk | SP | Sixty Day IL - Forearm( Apr 15, '26) | Apr 15, '26 | |
| The Washington Nationals transferred LHP Ken Waldichuk from the 15-day injured list to the 60-day injured list with left forearm tightness. | ||||
| C. Henry | RP | Fifteen Day IL - Shoulder( Apr 12, '26) | Apr 12, '26 | |
| The Washington Nationals placed RHP Cole Henry on the 15-day injured list with right rotator cuff strain. | ||||
| J. Gray | SP | Sixty Day IL - Elbow( Mar 22, '26) | Mar 22, '26 | |
| The Washington Nationals placed RHP Josiah Gray on the 60-day injured list with a right flexor strain. | ||||
| D. Herz | SP | Sixty Day IL - Elbow( Feb 10, '26) | Feb 10, '26 | |
| The Washington Nationals placed LHP DJ Herz on the 60-day injured list as he recovers from Tommy John surgery. | ||||
| T. Williams | SP | Sixty Day IL - Elbow( Feb 09, '26) | Feb 09, '26 | |
| The Washington Nationals placed RHP Trevor Williams on the 60-day injured list due to a right elbow sprain. | ||||
Pittsburgh's Injuries
| Player | POS | Status | Date | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| R. O'Hearn | RF | Ten Day IL - Quad( May 16, '26) | May 16, '26 | |
| The Pittsburgh Pirates placed OF Ryan O'Hearn on the 10-day injured list with a right quad strain. | ||||
| J. Bart | C | Ten Day IL - Foot Infection( May 11, '26) | May 11, '26 | |
| The Pittsburgh Pirates placed C Joey Bart on the 10-day injured list. | ||||
| C. Devenski | RP | Fifteen Day IL - Illness( May 06, '26) | May 06, '26 | |
| The Pittsburgh Pirates placed RHP Chris Devenski on the 15-day injured list due to illness. | ||||
| J. Jones | SP | Sixty Day IL - Elbow( Feb 10, '26) | Feb 10, '26 | |
| The Pittsburgh Pirates placed RHP Jared Jones on the 60-day injured list as he recovers from his surgery. | ||||
WAS vs PIT Starters Recent Games
Foster Griffin (L)
Last 5
Win / Loss
2-1
ERA
1.76
Avg. IP
5.0
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Date
Score
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Line | O/U | IP | H | R | ER | SO | BB | HR | PIT | P/IP | GB:FB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Apr 11, '26
MIL 1 - WAS 3
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W +150 | u8.0 | 5.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 80 | 15.0 | 1.0 |
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Apr 05, '26
WAS 6 - LAD 8
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L +144 | o9.0 | 5.0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 95 | 19.0 | 5.0 |
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Mar 30, '26
PHI 2 - WAS 13
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W +142 | o9.0 | 5.0 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 86 | 17.2 | 1.0 |
| Last 3 Avg. | 5.0 | 3.7 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 4.0 | 2.0 | 0.7 | 87.0 | 17.1 | 2.3 |
Last Vs Pittsburgh
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Date
Score
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Line | O/U | IP | H | R | ER | SO | BB | HR | PIT | P/IP | GB:FB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Foster Griffin has not played against PIT Pirates. | ||||||||||||
Braxton Ashcraft (R)
Last 5
Win / Loss
2-3
ERA
3.20
Avg. IP
5.0
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Date
Score
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Line | O/U | IP | H | R | ER | SO | BB | HR | PIT | P/IP | GB:FB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Apr 11, '26
CHC 3 - PIT 4
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W +124 | o6.5 | 5.0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 77 | 15.4 | 5.0 |
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Apr 05, '26
PIT 8 - BAL 2
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W -120 | o8.5 | 6.0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 87 | 14.5 | 1.3 |
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Mar 30, '26
CIN 2 - PIT 0
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L +112 | u8.5 | 6.0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 87 | 14.5 | 1.0 |
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Sep 25, '25
CIN 2 - PIT 1
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L +147 | u7.5 | 4.1 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 72 | 16.6 | 4.0 |
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Sep 15, '25
PIT 0 - CHC 4
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L +104 | u8.0 | 4.0 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 70 | 17.5 | 0.8 |
| Last 5 Avg. | 5.0 | 5.2 | 1.8 | 1.8 | 5.8 | 1.6 | 0.2 | 78.6 | 15.7 | 2.4 |
Last Vs Washington
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Date
Score
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Line | O/U | IP | H | R | ER | SO | BB | HR | PIT | P/IP | GB:FB |
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| Braxton Ashcraft has not played against WAS Nationals. | ||||||||||||
WAS vs PITStats
WAS vs PIT Stats Analysis
| Team | ERA | AVG. | OBP | WHIP | IP | HR | BB | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Washington
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5.89 | .258 | .354 | 1.54 | 8.2 | 1.9 | 4.7 | 7.4 |
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Pittsburgh
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3.25 | .220 | .317 | 1.30 | 9.0 | 0.8 | 4.4 | 9.6 |
| Team | Runs/9 | ERA | AVG. | OBP | WHIP | IP | HR | BB | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Washington
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6.05 | 5.57 | .263 | .357 | 1.56 | 4.0 | 0.8 | 2.2 | 3.8 |
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Pittsburgh
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3.13 | 3.02 | .220 | .310 | 1.24 | 4.2 | 0.3 | 2.2 | 4.6 |
| Team | Runs/9 | ERA | AVG. | OBP | WHIP | IP | HR | BB | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Washington
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6.38 | 6.17 | .254 | .351 | 1.52 | 4.2 | 1.1 | 2.5 | 3.7 |
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Pittsburgh
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4.44 | 3.51 | .220 | .324 | 1.36 | 4.0 | 0.5 | 2.2 | 5.0 |