Nationals start 3-game series against the Orioles

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Baltimore Orioles (9-12, fourth in the AL East) vs. Washington Nationals (9-13, fifth in the NL East)

Washington; Tuesday, 6:45 p.m. EDT

PITCHING PROBABLES: Orioles: Dean Kremer (2-2, 6.41 ERA, 1.48 WHIP, 13 strikeouts); Nationals: Mitchell Parker (2-1, 1.85 ERA, 1.11 WHIP, 16 strikeouts)

BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Orioles -137, Nationals +116; over/under is 9 runs

BOTTOM LINE: The Washington Nationals host the Baltimore Orioles to start a three-game series.

Washington is 9-13 overall and 5-4 in home games. The Nationals rank seventh in the NL with 23 total home runs, averaging 1.0 per game.

Baltimore has a 9-12 record overall and a 4-6 record on the road. The Orioles have a 9-1 record in games when they scored five or more runs.

Tuesday’s game is the first time these teams match up this season.

TOP PERFORMERS: Keibert Ruiz has two doubles, two home runs and 11 RBI while hitting .306 for the Nationals. Nate Lowe is 12-for-33 with two doubles over the past 10 games.

Adley Rutschman has two doubles, four home runs and seven RBI while hitting .208 for the Orioles. Gunnar Henderson is 10-for-40 with three doubles, a triple and two home runs over the last 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Nationals: 4-6, .223 batting average, 5.79 ERA, outscored by 15 runs

Orioles: 4-6, .204 batting average, 6.88 ERA, outscored by 24 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: Heston Kjerstad: day-to-day (elbow), 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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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.