Series Preview: Washington Nationals at Baltimore Orioles with Probable Pitchers 5/16-5/18

Series Preview: Washington Nationals at Baltimore Orioles with Probable Pitchers 5/16-5/18

Washington Nationals (18-27) at Baltimore Orioles (15-27)

Game 1:

Date: Friday, May 16
Time: 7:05 pm EST
Broadcast: MASN2/MASN

Game 2:

Date: Saturday, May 17
Time: 4:05 PM EST
Broadcast: MASN2/MASN/FS1

Game 3:

Date: Sunday, May 18
Time: 1:35 PM EST
Broadcast: MASN2/MASN

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Probable Starting Pitchers

Washington Nationals vs. Baltimore Orioles

Friday: MacKenzie Gore (2-4, 3.59 ERA, 75 K) vs. Kyle Gibson (0-2, 13.11 ERA, 9 K)

Saturday: Jake Irvin (2-1, 4.00 ERA, 34 K) vs Zach Eflin (3-1, 3.13 ERA, 13 K)

Sunday: Michael Soroka (0-2, 6.43 ERA, 15 K) vs. TBD

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Team Stats

Washington Nationals

AVG: .238
R: 183
HR: 43
ERA: 5.37
K: 360
WHIP: 1.45

Baltimore Orioles

AVG: .225
R: 156
HR: 49
ERA: 5.34
K: 310
WHIP: 1.48

Team Leaders:

Washington Nationals

AVG: CJ Abrams – .317
HR: James Wood – 11
RBI: Nathaniel Lowe – 30
W: Jorge Lopez – 5
ERA: MacKenzie Gore – 3.59
K: MacKenzie Gore – 75

Baltimore Orioles 

AVG: Gunnar Henderson – .268
HR: Cedric Mullins – 8
RBI: Cedric Mullins – 25
W: Tomoyuki Sugano – 4
ERA: Tomoyuki Sugano – 3.08
K: Charlie Morton – 34

Next Up:

Washington: May 20-22 vs. Atlanta Braves
Baltimore: May 19-21 at Milwaukee Brewers

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