Pittsburgh has won three in a row and team pitching and defense Washington is continuing to slide. Washington is 2-10 the last 12. Pittsburgh is 9-4 with Nelson Liriano. Washington is -10.8 units with Stephen Strasburg. Last three starts his ERA and WHIP are 7.80 and 1.733. The road team has won four straight in the series.

Last five games Pittsburgh has a slugging percentage of .108 higher than Wash. Pittsburgh is 8-1 last nine as road underdogs. They are a staggering 23-8 (+21 units) off three straight road games this season.