Washington Nationals (19-27, fourth in the NL East) vs. Baltimore Orioles (15-28, fifth in the AL East)
Baltimore; Saturday, 4:05 p.m. EDT
PITCHING PROBABLES: Nationals: Jake Irvin (2-1, 4.00 ERA, 1.19 WHIP, 34 strikeouts); Orioles: Kyle Gibson (0-2, 13.11 ERA, 2.49 WHIP, nine strikeouts)
BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Orioles -160, Nationals +134; over/under is 10 runs
BOTTOM LINE: The Baltimore Orioles play the Washington Nationals after Ramon Laureano had four hits against the Nationals on Friday.
Baltimore is 8-13 at home and 15-28 overall. The Orioles have hit 49 total home runs to rank eighth in the AL.
Washington is 19-27 overall and 9-15 on the road. The Nationals have an 8-5 record in games when they hit at least two home runs.
The teams meet Saturday for the fifth time this season. The Nationals are ahead 3-1 in the season series.
TOP PERFORMERS: Adley Rutschman has five doubles, a triple, four home runs and 11 RBIs for the Orioles. Gunnar Henderson is 11 for 43 with a double, a triple and three home runs over the past 10 games.
James Wood leads the Nationals with 12 home runs while slugging .540. C.J. Abrams is 15 for 39 with two home runs and three RBIs over the last 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Orioles: 2-8, .238 batting average, 4.92 ERA, outscored by 20 runs
Nationals: 2-8, .218 batting average, 5.68 ERA, outscored by 32 runs
INJURIES: Orioles: Tyler O'Neill: day-to-day (shoulder), Grayson Rodriguez: 60-Day IL (elbow), Colton Cowser: 60-Day IL (thumb), Jordan Westburg: 10-Day IL (hamstring), Gary Sanchez: 10-Day IL (wrist), Cody Poteet: 15-Day IL (shoulder), Albert Suarez: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Andrew Kittredge: 15-Day IL (knee), Tyler Wells: 60-Day IL (elbow), Kyle Bradish: 60-Day IL (elbow)
Nationals: Paul DeJong: 10-Day IL (face), Orlando Ribalta: 15-Day IL (biceps), Derek Law: 15-Day IL (forearm), DJ Herz: 60-Day IL (elbow), Andres Chaparro: 10-Day IL (oblique), Mason Thompson: 60-Day IL (elbow), Josiah Gray: 60-Day IL (elbow)
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
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