Pittsburgh Pirates vs Washington Nationals H2H Record

National League
Pittsburgh Pirates
Washington Nationals
Nationals lead Pirates83to76since 2002

Current-feed record from 2002 through 2026.

2026 season series: Pirates lead 4-3

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At a glance

Current-feed analysis, 2002 to 2026

Pittsburgh Pirates vs Washington Nationals insights

Current-feed record
+7wins for Nationals
52% Nationals · 48% Pirates

Pirates have closed the gap since the 2023 schedule change: 17-11.

Recent form
11-9last 20
Pirates on a 2-game streak

Pirates won 11-5 on Jul 5, 2026

Where it matters
0Postseason games

No postseason meetings since 2002.

Schedule context
  • Nationals built the series lead before the 2023 schedule change, taking 72 of 131 decided meetings (55%).
  • Since the schedule balanced out they are 11-17, or 39% to Nationals.

Pirates vs Nationals same-league record by season

Pittsburgh Pirates and Washington Nationals met in 24 seasons inside the current feed. Their shared league makes the season table the most useful view.

Active seasons
24
With at least one meeting since 2002
Busiest season
2011
8 meetings
Per active season
6.6
Average recorded meetings
Win Percentage
76W
83W
PIT
WSH
48%52%
Pittsburgh PiratesWashington Nationals

Recent Games

Last 10 Games
Jul 5
WSH 5-11 PIT
PIT
Jul 4
WSH 1-7 PIT
PIT
Jul 3
WSH 9-5 PIT
WSH
Apr 16
PIT 7-8 WSH
WSH
Apr 15
PIT 2-0 WSH
PIT
Apr 14
PIT 4-5 WSH
WSH
Apr 13
PIT 16-5 WSH
PIT
Sep 14
WSH 4-3 PIT
WSH
Sep 13
WSH 1-5 PIT
PIT
Sep 12
WSH 6-5 PIT
WSH
Last Meeting
Jul 5, 2026Final
WSH
5
HOME
PIT
11
AWAY
Pirateswon by6runs
Pirates' 2nd straight in this series·Game 159 since 2002
Streaks & Momentum
Current Streak
Pittsburgh Pirates: 2 consecutive wins
2
Avg. Margin of Victory
Games decided by 3.2 runs on average
3.2runs
Momentum (Last 10 vs Archive since 2002)
PIT-Neutral
Last 1050%
Archive since 200247.8%
WSH-Neutral
Last 1050%
Archive since 200252.2%
Last 10 Results
PIT / WSH

Record since 2002

Season Split & Biggest Wins
Regular season vs Postseason record, plus each team's largest margin of victory
Regular Season159 games
76
83
No postseason meetings appear since 2002.
Pittsburgh Pirates Biggest Win
16–1+15 runs
Apr 29, 2023
Washington Nationals Biggest Win
13–0+13 runs
Aug 19, 2019
Decade Breakdown
Choose a decade to scope the current-feed page
Season by Season
Season ↓PIT ↕WSH ↕Games ↕
2026437
2025437
2024437
2023527
2022437
2021246
2019347
2018257
2017437
2016246
2015347
2014347
2013437
2012325
2011448
2010156
2009538
2008347
2007426
2006336
2005156
2004246
2003336
2002336

All 24 seasons are shown in the table above.

Home / Away Split
47-33PIT HOME50-29WSH HOME
AWAY
29-50
PIT
AWAY
33-47
WSH

Betting Context

Betting context since 2002

How this pairing has settled: run margins, totals and break-even prices derived from its historical record. These are final-score frequencies, not results against a closing line. We do not hold historical sportsbook prices for these games.

One-run games
30.2%

Share of the 159 decided meetings settled by exactly one run.

Won by 2 or more
69.8%

A 2+ run margin crosses 1.5, but this is not a historical line result. Average gap: 3.2.

Average total
8.8runs

Final-score average without accounting for park, bullpen or weather.

Home side wins
61%

Share of decided meetings won by the listed home team.

Totals ladder

Where the combined score landed against the half-run lines a book normally posts. Half runs cannot push, so every meeting falls on one side.

LineOverUnderOver rate
7.59366
58.5%
8.5Closest to even8178
50.9%
9.56099
37.7%

Fair price from the base rate

The decimal price that corresponds exactly to each club's win share in this archive. It describes the record and does not estimate the next game.

Washington Nationals
83 W · 52.2%1.92
Pittsburgh Pirates
76 W · 47.8%2.09

A base rate is not a forecast. Starting pitchers, lineups, injuries and venue all matter more to a single game than a multi-season head-to-head record.

Last 20 meetings vs full history

One-run games
25%vs 30.2% full archive
-5.2% in the last 20
Won by 2 or more
75%vs 69.8% full archive
+5.2% in the last 20
Average total
9.9 runsvs 8.8 runs full archive
+1.1 runs in the last 20

Seasons 2024 to 2026. The comparison shows whether the last 20 final scores differ from the longer archive, without assigning a cause or predicting what comes next.

View the break-even percentages in another odds format with the odds converter, or compare current prices for Nationals and Pirates in the oddsmatcher.

Questions about this record: Pittsburgh Pirates vs Washington Nationals

How do recent Pittsburgh Pirates vs Washington Nationals results compare with the record since 2002?

The latest 10 decided meetings are split 5-5. Washington Nationals lead the decided record 83-76. The recent window is a subset of the current-feed record since 2002, so the page reports the two separately.

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Methodology & Data Sources

Current MLB game logs come from the balldontlie API and cover the 2002 season onward. Scores and schedule anomalies are checked against the official MLB Stats API. Spring training is excluded, while results from earlier franchise identities are merged into the current club.

The betting context summarizes completed final scores only. It contains no sportsbook closing lines and summarizes only completed games. Report a possible error through our contact page with the matchup and game date.

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Last updated Sources: balldontlie, MLB Stats API

Pittsburgh Pirates and Washington Nationals have met 159 times in this archive, which covers the 2002 season onward.