Tonight, the Pittsburgh Pirates will go for their third consecutive victory. At 7:05 PM the Pirates will begin a 3-game series with the Washington Nationals. To start the series, the Pirates will turn to right-handed pitcher Chad Kuhl.
The Nationals enter this series with a National League best 24-13 record. They are led by a high-powered offense that has scored a National League leading 224 runs so far this season. The next closest team, the Brewers, have scored 201.
Bryce Harper (216 wRC+), Ryan Zimmerman (212 wRC+), Jayson Werth (140 wRC+), and Daniel Murphy (134 wRC+) are all off to scorching hot starts.