Next come the Pittsburgh Pirates (6-5), a middling NL Central team, in Washington for three games starting at 7:05 p.m. Friday at Nationals Park. Washington, also 6-5, has a chance to find a rhythm as winners of two straight coming off back-to-back series victories. Here is what to look out for as their fifth series of the season begins:Will Max Scherzer make his start on Saturday? Immediately after Sunday’s game, Scherzer described it as a bone bruise that would heal in a couple days. The bullpen puzzle continuesThe Nationals’ bullpen had a major come-up in Philadelphia this week, giving up just two runs in 12⅓ innings of work across three games.

Source: Washington Post April 12, 2019 14:03 UTC