Who are the probable pitchers for Washington Nationals at Pittsburgh Pirates?

The listed probable pitchers are Foster Griffin and Braxton Ashcraft. Probable pitchers can change before first pitch.

Washington Nationals at Pittsburgh Pirates - Game Time, TV Channel and Probable Pitchers

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Washington Nationals at Pittsburgh Pirates Game Summary

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Washington Nationals 8 9-10

Final 8-7 Thu, Apr 16 · 12:35 PM ET

Pittsburgh Pirates 7 11-8

Game Info: Date, Time and Venue

DateApril 16, 2026

Time12:35 PM ET

VenuePNC Park

SeriesRegular Season · Game 4 of 4

Day/Nightday

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Washington Nationals vs Pittsburgh Pirates Probable Pitchers

WSHFoster Griffin

Stats10-2 · ERA 2.77 · 109 SO · WHIP 1.02 · 110.1 IP

PITBraxton Ashcraft

Stats9-3 · ERA 3.24 · 122 SO · WHIP 1.10 · 108.1 IP

TV Channel and Streaming

Nationals.TV TV · away · Streaming

SportsNet Pittsburgh TV · home · Streaming

WJFK 106.7 The Fan FM · away · Streaming

100.1 FM/KDKA-AM 1020 AM · home · Streaming

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More MLB Games on April 16, 2026

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Date / Time	Matchup	Status	TV / Streaming	Probable Pitchers	Venue	Links
Thu, Apr 16 12:35 PM ET	Washington Nationals at Pittsburgh Pirates 8-7	Final	Nationals.TV, SportsNet Pittsburgh	WSH: Foster Griffin 10-2 · ERA 2.77 · 109 SO · WHIP 1.02 · 110.1 IP PIT: Braxton Ashcraft 9-3 · ERA 3.24 · 122 SO · WHIP 1.10 · 108.1 IP	PNC Park	Details
Thu, Apr 16 12:40 PM ET	San Francisco Giants at Cincinnati Reds 3-0	Final	NBCS BA, Reds.TV	SF: Landen Roupp 6-8 · ERA 4.27 · 104 SO · WHIP 1.31 · 97.0 IP CIN: Chase Burns 11-1 · ERA 2.54 · 118 SO · WHIP 1.11 · 102.2 IP	Great American Ball Park	Details
Thu, Apr 16 1:10 PM ET	Kansas City Royals at Detroit Tigers 9-10	Final	Detroit SportsNet, Royals.TV	KC: Kris Bubic 3-2 · ERA 4.11 · 51 SO · WHIP 1.23 · 50.1 IP DET: Keider Montero 5-5 · ERA 3.15 · 60 SO · WHIP 0.99 · 94.1 IP	Comerica Park	Details
Thu, Apr 16 1:35 PM ET	Los Angeles Angels at New York Yankees 11-4	Final	FanDuel Sports Network West, YES	LAA: Brent Suter 1-2 · ERA 4.56 · 44 SO · WHIP 1.32 · 51.1 IP NYY: Max Fried 4-3 · ERA 3.21 · 50 SO · WHIP 1.01 · 61.2 IP	Yankee Stadium	Details
Thu, Apr 16 1:40 PM ET	Toronto Blue Jays at Milwaukee Brewers 1-2	Final	Brewers.TV Presented by Potawatomi Sportsbook, Sportsnet	TOR: Patrick Corbin 3-4 · ERA 5.07 · 59 SO · WHIP 1.48 · 76.1 IP MIL: Brandon Sproat 3-4 · ERA 5.13 · 84 SO · WHIP 1.37 · 79.0 IP	American Family Field	Details
Thu, Apr 16 2:10 PM ET	Tampa Bay Rays at Chicago White Sox 5-3	Final	Chicago Sports Network, Rays.TV	TB: Steven Matz 4-4 · ERA 6.28 · 41 SO · WHIP 1.40 · 53.0 IP CWS: Jordan Leasure 2-1 · ERA 6.27 · 18 SO · WHIP 1.23 · 18.2 IP	Rate Field	Details
Thu, Apr 16 3:05 PM ET	Texas Rangers at Athletics 9-6	Final	NBCSCA, Rangers Sports Network, presented by Progressive	TEX: Jack Leiter 3-7 · ERA 5.29 · 83 SO · WHIP 1.44 · 80.0 IP ATH: Jacob Lopez 4-3 · ERA 7.04 · 42 SO · WHIP 1.84 · 53.2 IP	Sutter Health Park	Details
Thu, Apr 16 6:10 PM ET	Baltimore Orioles at Cleveland Guardians 2-4	Final	Guardians.TV Presented by Progressive, MASN	BAL: Shane Baz 4-9 · ERA 4.21 · 90 SO · WHIP 1.37 · 107.0 IP CLE: Parker Messick 7-5 · ERA 2.80 · 109 SO · WHIP 1.08 · 106.0 IP	Progressive Field	Details
Thu, Apr 16 8:10 PM ET	Colorado Rockies at Houston Astros 3-2	Final	Rockies.TV, Space City Home Network	COL: Juan Mejia 2-6 · ERA 5.79 · 44 SO · WHIP 1.57 · 42.0 IP HOU: Ryan Weiss 0-3 · ERA 7.62 · 30 SO · WHIP 2.12 · 26.0 IP	Daikin Park	Details
Thu, Apr 16 8:40 PM ET	Seattle Mariners at San Diego Padres 2-5	Final	MLB Network, Mariners.TV, Padres.TV Presented by UC San Diego Health	SEA: Luis Castillo 3-7 · ERA 4.79 · 77 SO · WHIP 1.33 · 82.2 IP SD: Walker Buehler 5-5 · ERA 5.07 · 80 SO · WHIP 1.39 · 87.0 IP	Petco Park	Details