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MLB SUNDAY PLAY OF THE DAY

WASHINGTON NATIONALS @ PITTSBURGH PIRATES

The Pittsburgh Pirates have once again fielded a non-contending team, but that hasn't kept them from being a solid team at home, where they have posted a 27-19 mark on the season. The Nationals have won just 12 times on the road all season long, and lost a key cog in their offense when Nick Johnson was traded away. The Nats have had little success vs lefthand pitching as they have dropped 8 of their last 9. The Pirates have really done an exceptional job with Maholm on the hill at home logging a 19-9 mark in his last 28 starts. I'll go with the Pirates here.

PLAY: PITTSBURGH PIRATES -117 FOR 3 UNITS