Preview: Washington Nationals host Baltimore Orioles in Beltway Series

The Washington Nationals (21-23, 9 GB, NL East) host the Baltimore Orioles (20-24, 9 GB, AL East) in a three-game series that begins on Friday.

Schedule

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Game 1: Friday, 6:45 p.m. (MLB.TV, MASN)

• BAL: Shane Baz (1-4, 5.48 ERA, 1.56 WHIP)
• WAS: Zach Littell (1-4, 6.94 ERA, 1.60 WHIP)

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Game 2: Saturday, 4:05 p.m. (MLB.TV, MASN)

• BAL: Chris Bassitt (3-2, 5.21 ERA, 1.74 WHIP)
• WAS: Cade Cavalli (1-2, 4.02 ERA, 1.59 WHIP)

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Game 3: Sunday, 1:35 p.m. (MLB.TV, MASN)

• BAL: Brandon Young (3-1, 4.15 ERA, 1.38 WHIP)
• WAS: Miles Mikolas (1-3, 7.00 ERA, 1.53 WHIP)

Bats to watch

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Baltimore Orioles

• C Adley Rutschman: 6 HRs, 24 RBIs, .291 BA/.893 OPS, 1.3 WAR
• LF Taylor Ward: 1 HR, 11 RBIs, .265 BA/.803 OPS, 1.2 WAR
• 1B Pete Alonso: 8 HRs, 23 RBIs, .218 BA/.734 OPS, 1.1 WAR
• SS Gunnar Henderson: 9 HRs, 21 RBIs, .197 BA/.646 OPS, 0.2 WAR

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Washington Nationals

• SS CJ Abrams: 9 HRs, 36 RBIs, .292 BA/.923 OPS, 1.6 WAR
• RF James Wood: 12 HRs, 29 RBIs, .234 BA/.897 OPS, 1.3 WAR
• LF Daylen Lile: 6 HRs, 22 RBIs, .263 BA/.759 OPS, 0.7 WAR