Pittsburgh PiratesvsWashington Nationals
PIT 7/WSH 1
Things to say
The Pittsburgh Pirates beat the Washington Nationals 7-1 at Nationals Park.
01
opener
Pirates took it 7-1 in DC. Never really close. Pittsburgh's arm got into his stuff early and the Nats bats just went quiet.
02
key player
Whoever Pittsburgh ran out there was dealing. One run over the whole afternoon, kept the heart of that Nats order off balance all day.
03
hot take
Nationals are a .500 club that plays like it. One run at home on a getaway day, that's not gonna cut it.
04
deep cut
Washington's only run was basically a consolation. When you're down six you can see the bullpen mailing it in a little.
05
exit
Both clubs are hovering right around .500, so this series doesn't move the needle much. We'll see who blinks first the rest of the week.
The recap
Pirates rolled into Nationals Park and made it a laugher, 7-1, on a getaway-day matinee. Pittsburgh's bats got going early and never let Washington breathe, piling up runs while the starter cruised deep into the afternoon.
The Nationals could only scratch across a single run, never really threatening once they fell behind. Clean, one-sided baseball for the Pirates on the Fourth.