Pair of pitchers desperate for win face off in D.C.

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Both long overdue for wins, Aaron Civale of the Milwaukee Brewers and DJ Herz of the host Washington Nationals take the mound on Saturday afternoon, looking for a change of fortune in the second game of the three-game series.

Civale (2-7, 4.92 ERA) has not won in his past 18 starts, including hisfirst four with Milwaukee since he was acquired from the Tampa Bay Rays on July 3