Pittsburgh Pirates vs. Washington Nationals - Boxscore - Live Score - July 03, 2026

Nationals (Griffin 8-2, 2.93) play host to Pirates (Keller 6-5, 4.87) in series opener

PROBABLE STARTING PITCHERS

#23 RHP M. Keller

6-5 4.87 ERA

#22 LHP F. Griffin

8-2 2.93 ERA

LINEUP

PIRATES

BATTING
1	Konnor Griffin ^SS
2	Brandon Lowe ^DH
3	Bryan Reynolds ^LF
4	Esmerlyn Valdez ^RF
5	Ryan O'Hearn ^1B
6	Nick Gonzales ^2B
7	Jake Mangum ^CF
8	Endy Rodríguez ^C
9	Jared Triolo ^3B

PITCHING
SP	Mitch Keller _(6-5)

NATIONALS

BATTING
1	James Wood ^RF
2	Luis García Jr. ^1B
3	José Tena ^DH
4	CJ Abrams ^SS
5	Dylan Crews ^CF
6	Daylen Lile ^LF
7	Keibert Ruiz ^C
8	Jorbit Vivas ^3B
9	Nasim Nuñez ^2B

PITCHING
SP	Foster Griffin _(8-2)

TEAM STATS

PIT 4TH NL CENTRAL

5.1 R 5.3

.260 AVG .248

111 HR 117

77 SB 90

4.24 ERA 4.63

.237 OAV .256

WSH 4TH NL EAST

TEAM LEADERS

PIT

Nick Gonzales

.305

AVG

.280

RBI

3.33

ERA

2.93

119

102

WSH

PREVIOUS GAMES

PIT


7/2	@PHI	W6-1
7/1	@PHI	L10-6
6/30	@PHI	L8-0
6/29	@PHI	W11-7
6/28	CIN	W9-4

WSH


7/1	@BOS	W10-2
6/30	@BOS	W8-1
6/29	@BOS	L6-3
6/28	@BAL	W6-4
6/27	@BAL	W4-3

RUN LINE

The Nationals must win by 2 runs or more to cover the run line

+1.5

PIT

-1.5

WSH

TEAM TO WIN

A bet of $100 would win $224 total if the Pirates win and a bet of $153 would win $253 total if the Nationals win

+124

PIT

-153

WSH

TOTAL

The combined final score of both teams is set at 9.5

-120

OVER 9.5

-102

UNDER 9.5

PLAYER NEWS

Nick Gonzales PIT #3 - 3B

Gonzales went 3-for-5 with a solo home run and an additional RBI in Thursday's 6-1 win over the Phillies.

Jared Jones PIT #17 - P

Jones did not factor into the decision Thursday against the Phillies, allowing a run on two hits and two walks over four innings. He struck out six.

Cade Cavalli WSH #24 - P

Cavalli received a seven-game suspension Thursday for his actions initiating and during the benches-clearing incident Tuesday versus the Red Sox, Rob Bradford of WEEI.com reports.