Neither Patrick Corbin nor Jose Quintana have been able to work deep into games this season. A positive for Corbin is that he pitched an effective 5 1/3 innings against the Pirates earlier this season, allowing just three hits and two runs. Additionally, Pittsburgh's bullpen was overextended with four innings of work on Monday. Take the Nationals to win.

These two pitchers faced each other earlier this season and neither starter pitched well. However, Jose Quintana had pitched well lately coming off a quality start against a good lefty hitting team. Well, the Nats struggle against lefties with all their left-handed bats. Patrick Corbin has been terrible this season and he has allowed 19 runs in 19.1 IP this month. The Pirates are terrible on the road at 2-11 this month but the Nats are terrible at home at 4-8 this month. The Nats could be without two of their top three relievers in Carl Edwards Jr. and Kyle Finnegan after pitching three of the last four nights, while the Pirates should have their top two relievers available to go multiple innings tonight. They weren’t available last night which is why the Pirates ended up blowing the save. Patrick Corbin is one of the least profitable pitchers in the Majors. I think the wrong team is favored here.