Nationals try to stop road skid, play the Yankees

Washington Nationals (53-78, fifth in the NL East) vs. New York Yankees (71-60, third in the AL East)

New York; Tuesday, 7:05 p.m. EDT

PITCHING PROBABLES: Nationals: MacKenzie Gore (5-12, 4.11 ERA, 1.35 WHIP, 170 strikeouts); Yankees: Luis Gil (1-1, 4.26 ERA, 1.68 WHIP, 17 strikeouts)

BOTTOM LINE: The Washington Nationals visit the New York Yankees looking to break a three-game road losing streak.

New York has a 71-60 record overall and a 39-28 record in home games. Yankees hitters have a collective .453 slugging percentage to lead the AL.

Washington is 53-78 overall and 27-39 in road games. The Nationals have a 36-15 record in games when they scored five or more runs.

Tuesday’s game is the second time these teams match up this season.

TOP PERFORMERS: Trent Grisham has nine doubles, a triple and 25 home runs for the Yankees. Giancarlo Stanton is 13 for 29 with two doubles and six home runs over the past 10 games.

James Wood leads the Nationals with 26 home runs while slugging .478. Luis Garcia is 11 for 33 with three doubles, two home runs and three RBIs over the last 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Yankees: 7-3, .270 batting average, 4.15 ERA, outscored opponents by 16 runs

Nationals: 4-6, .242 batting average, 5.48 ERA, outscored by 11 runs

INJURIES: Yankees: Brent Headrick: 15-Day IL (forearm), Austin Slater: 10-Day IL (hamstring), Jonathan Loaisiga: 15-Day IL (back), Clarke Schmidt: 60-Day IL (forearm), Fernando Cruz: 15-Day IL (oblique), Ryan Yarbrough: 15-Day IL (oblique), Oswaldo Cabrera: 60-Day IL (ankle), Jake Cousins: 60-Day IL (elbow), Gerrit Cole: 60-Day IL (elbow)

Nationals: Trevor Williams: 60-Day IL (elbow), Keibert Ruiz: 7-Day IL (concussion), Derek Law: 60-Day IL (forearm), DJ Herz: 60-Day IL (elbow), Josiah Gray: 60-Day IL (elbow)

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