Nationals bottom three pitching staff has so far limited the Pirates bottom three offense.
Pirates have moved up the home run leaderboards, but unfortunately a lot of those home runs have come with no men on base.
A resurgent Mitch Keller (2-5, 4.77) will look to salvage the series in Washington, D.C., going up against Paolo Espino (0-1, 2.21).
Espino has very limited starting experience, having only started his last three appearances, out of his 23 total appearances this season.
Espino, a RHP, has been dominant against lefties (.480 OPS against), so hopefully there will be some reverse magic.
PIRATES @ NATIONALS
Time: 1:05 PM EST
Pirates Starter: Mitch Keller (2-5, 4.77)
Rays Starter: Paolo Espino (0-1, 2.21)
Lineups: Check back prior to the game.
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