Washington Nationals (49–49, fourth in the National League East) vs. Athletics (41–56, fourth in the Alabama West)
West Sacramento, California; Saturday, 10:05 pm ET
PITCHING PROBABILITIES: Nationals: Zach Littell (7-6, 4.90 ERA, 1.31 WHIP, 57 strikeouts); Athletics: JT Ginn (7-6, 3.67 ERA, 1.25 WHIP, 93 strikeouts)
LINE: Athletics -131, Nationals +107; over/under – 10 1/2 runs
BOTTOM LINE: The Washington Nationals play the Athletics after Curtis Mead had four hits Friday in a 23-4 win over the Athletics.
The Athletics have a 41-56 overall record and a 19-29 record in home games. The Athletics have a 15-9 record in games where they haven’t allowed a home run.
Washington has a 29-18 record in road games and 49-49 overall. The Nationals are 36-16 in games when they score at least five runs.
Saturday’s game is the second meeting between these teams this season.
HIGHLIGHTS: Shea Langeliers has 16 doubles and 22 home runs in the Athletics. Josh Kuroda-Grauer is 16-for-38 with four doubles in his last 10 games.
James Wood has 23 doubles, triples and 28 home runs in the Nationals. Meade is 18-for-41 with five doubles, a triple, three home runs and eight RBIs over the last 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Athletics: 0-10, .201 batting average, 9.32 ERA, lost by 66 runs.
Nationals: 4-6, .293 batting average, 5.70 ERA, outscored opponents by nine runs.
INJURIES: Athletics: Luis Severino: 60 days IL (shoulder), Brooks Kriske: 60 days IL (shoulder), Brent Rucker: 60 days IL (knee), Nick Kurtz: 10 days IL (thumb), Zach Gelof: 10 days IL (knee), Denzel Clark: 60 days IL (foot), Gunnar Hoglund: 60 days IL (knee)
Nationals: Richard Lovelady: 15 days IL (triceps), Drew Millas: 10 days IL (finger), Jake Irvin: 60 days IL (shoulder), Brad Lord: 15 days IL (lateral), Josiah Gray: 60 days IL (elbow), Trevor Williams: 60 days IL (elbow), DJ Herz: 60 days IL (elbow), Mitchell Parker: 60 days IL (elbow), Ken Waldichuk: 60-day IL (forearm)
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The Associated Press generated this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.