Baltimore Orioles (9-13, fourth in the AL East) vs. Washington Nationals (10-13, fourth in the NL East)
Washington; Wednesday, 6:45 p.m. EDT
PITCHING PROBABLES: Orioles: Tomoyuki Sugano (2-1, 3.43 ERA, 1.29 WHIP, eight strikeouts); Nationals: Trevor Williams (1-2, 5.95 ERA, 1.63 WHIP, 16 strikeouts)
BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Orioles -134, Nationals +113; over/under is 9 1/2 runs
BOTTOM LINE: The Baltimore Orioles visit the Washington Nationals looking to stop a three-game road slide.
Washington has gone 6-4 in home games and 10-13 overall. Nationals hitters are batting a collective .237, which ranks ninth in the NL.
Baltimore has a 9-13 record overall and a 4-7 record on the road. The Orioles are 6-2 in games when they hit at least two home runs.
The matchup Wednesday is the second time these teams match up this season.
TOP PERFORMERS: James Wood has five doubles and seven home runs for the Nationals. Dylan Crews is 9-for-38 with a double, three home runs and five RBI over the past 10 games.
Cedric Mullins has six home runs, 17 walks and 19 RBI while hitting .290 for the Orioles. Gunnar Henderson is 10-for-40 with three doubles, a triple, two home runs and three RBI over the last 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Nationals: 4-6, .237 batting average, 5.46 ERA, outscored by 11 runs
Orioles: 4-6, .195 batting average, 7.08 ERA, outscored by 30 runs
INJURIES: Nationals: Paul Sterling DeJong: 10-Day IL (face), Orlando Ribalta: 15-Day IL (biceps), C.J. Abrams: 10-Day IL (hip), Mike Soroka: 15-Day IL (biceps), Derek Law: 15-Day IL (forearm), Cade Cavalli: 15-Day IL (elbow), DJ Herz: 60-Day IL (elbow), Zach Brzykcy: 15-Day IL (quadricep), Andres Chaparro: 10-Day IL (oblique), Mason Thompson: 60-Day IL (elbow), Josiah Gray: 60-Day IL (elbow)
Orioles: Cody Poteet: 15-Day IL (shoulder), Zach Eflin: 15-Day IL (lat), Albert Suarez: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Colton Cowser: 10-Day IL (thumb), Grayson Rodriguez: 15-Day IL (elbow), Chayce McDermott: 15-Day IL (lat), Trevor Rogers: 15-Day IL (knee), Andrew Kittredge: 15-Day IL (knee), Tyler Wells: 60-Day IL (elbow), Kyle Bradish: 60-Day IL (elbow)
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