Pittsburgh Pirates @ Washington Nationals

45-45, 22-23 Away

Final

46-44, 18-26 Home


PIT
WSH

1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
1	4	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	7	11	0
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	6	0

B. Ashcraft9-3

5.2 IP, 6 H, 1 ER, 7 K, 2 BB

C. Palmquist0-1

1.0 IP, 4 H, 4 ER, 3 K, 0 BB

PiratesTop 1st
- C. Palmquist pitching for WSH
  PIT
  WSH
- Pitch Type MPH
  1
  Ball
  Sinker 89
  2
  Foul Ball
  Cutter 82
  3
  Ball
  Sweeper 73
  4
  Foul Ball
  Four-seam FB 90
  5
  Single
  Sinker 90
- Griffin stole second.
  0
  0
- Griffin stole home, Reynolds stole second.
  1
  0
- 1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors
NationalsBottom 1st
- B. Ashcraft pitching for PIT
  PIT
  WSH
- 1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
PiratesTop 2nd
- C. Palmquist pitching for WSH
  PIT
  WSH
- Z. Littell pitching for WSH
  PIT
  WSH
- Valdez caught stealing second, catcher to shortstop.
  5
  1
- 4 Runs, 5 Hits, 0 Errors
NationalsBottom 2nd
- B. Ashcraft pitching for PIT
  PIT
  WSH
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
PiratesTop 3rd
- Z. Littell pitching for WSH
  PIT
  WSH
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
NationalsBottom 3rd
- B. Ashcraft pitching for PIT
  PIT
  WSH
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
PiratesTop 4th
- Z. Littell pitching for WSH
  PIT
  WSH
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
NationalsBottom 4th
- B. Ashcraft pitching for PIT
  PIT
  WSH
- Lile stole second.
  5
  1
- 0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors
PiratesTop 5th
- Z. Littell pitching for WSH
  PIT
  WSH
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
NationalsBottom 5th
- B. Ashcraft pitching for PIT
  PIT
  WSH
- Nuñez to third on wild pitch by Ashcraft.
  5
  1
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
PiratesTop 6th
- Z. Littell pitching for WSH
  PIT
  WSH
- Gonzales to second on wild pitch by Littell.
  5
  1
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
NationalsBottom 6th
- B. Ashcraft pitching for PIT
  PIT
  WSH
- Y. Ramirez pitching for PIT
  PIT
  WSH
- 0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors
PiratesTop 7th
- Z. Littell pitching for WSH
  PIT
  WSH
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
NationalsBottom 7th
- Y. Ramirez pitching for PIT
  PIT
  WSH
- Chaparro hit for García Jr.
  5
  1
- M. Montgomery pitching for PIT
  PIT
  WSH
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
PiratesTop 8th
- R. Cornelio pitching for WSH
  PIT
  WSH
- Chaparro at first base.
  5
  1
- Mangum stole second.
  6
  1
- 2 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors
NationalsBottom 8th
- D. Santana pitching for PIT
  PIT
  WSH
- Cook in center field.
  7
  1
- Mangum in right field.
  7
  1
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
PiratesTop 9th
- R. Cornelio pitching for WSH
  PIT
  WSH
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
NationalsBottom 9th
- C. Sanders pitching for PIT
  PIT
  WSH
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors

Pitch	Type	MPH
1 Ball	Sinker	89
2 Foul Ball	Cutter	82
3 Ball	Sweeper	73
4 Foul Ball	Four-seam FB	90
5 Single	Sinker	90

Pirates
5
Nationals
9

Game 1

3/7

Pirates
7
Nationals
1

Game 2

4/7

Pirates
11
Nationals
5

Game 3

5/7

Nationals Park

4:05 PM, 4 July 2026

Washington, District of Columbia

Attendance: 28,125

Game Time:2:50

Umpires:
Home Plate Umpire - Bruce Dreckman
First Base Umpire - Mark Wegner
Second Base Umpire - Carlos Torres
Third Base Umpire - Nate Tomlinson

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Milwaukee	60	37	.619	-	W1
Chicago	54	43	.557	6	L1
St. Louis	51	45	.531	8.5	W1
Pittsburgh	50	47	.515	10	W3
Cincinnati	44	52	.458	15.5	W1

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Atlanta	56	40	.583	-	W2
Philadelphia	54	44	.551	3	L1
Miami	52	46	.531	5	L4
Washington	49	49	.500	8	W1
New York	41	57	.418	16	W1

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Pittsburgh Pirates @ Washington Nationals

B. Ashcraft9-3

C. Palmquist0-1

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