Orioles face the Nationals looking to end road skid

Baltimore Orioles (9-14, fifth in the AL East) vs. Washington Nationals (11-13, fourth in the NL East)

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

PITCHING PROBABLES: Orioles: Cade Povich (0-2, 6.38 ERA, 2.07 WHIP, 18 strikeouts); Nationals: MacKenzie Gore (2-2, 3.41 ERA, 1.21 WHIP, 45 strikeouts)

BOTTOM LINE: The Baltimore Orioles hit the road against the Washington Nationals looking to end a four-game road slide.

Washington has an 11-13 record overall and a 7-4 record in home games. The Nationals have a 6-3 record in games when they hit two or more home runs.

Baltimore has a 9-14 record overall and a 4-8 record on the road. The Orioles rank fifth in the AL with 31 total home runs, averaging 1.3 per game.

Thursday's game is the third time these teams square off this season.

TOP PERFORMERS: James Wood has five doubles, eight home runs and 18 RBI for the Nationals. Dylan Crews is 10-for-38 with a double, three home runs and five RBI over the past 10 games.

Cedric Mullins has a .297 batting average to lead the Orioles, and has five doubles and six home runs. Gunnar Henderson is 10-for-41 with two home runs and three RBI over the last 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Nationals: 5-5, .237 batting average, 4.98 ERA, outscored by nine runs

Orioles: 4-6, .209 batting average, 6.57 ERA, outscored by 22 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: Cody Poteet: 15-Day IL (shoulder), 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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