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04/16 16:05 CDT James Wood singles to score automatic runner in the 10th,
Nationals beat Pirates 8-7
James Wood singles to score automatic runner in the 10th, Nationals beat
Pirates 8-7
PITTSBURGH (AP) --- James Wood singled to score automatic runner Jorbit Vivas
in the 10th inning and the Washington Nationals beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 8-7
on Thursday.
Reliever Clayton Beeter (1-0) got his first career win despite giving up the
ninth-inning run that sent the game to an extra inning. Brandon Lowe hit an
infield single to score Jake Mangum, who Beeter walked.
Dennis Santana (2-1) pitched the top of the 10th for the Pirates.
Orlando Ribalta earned his first career save.
The Nationals scored four runs in the top of the fifth inning. Rookie shortstop
Konnor Griffin had a throwing error that scored the first three. Luis Garca
Jr. grounded into a fielder's choice and Griffin was unable to tag second in
time before he threw wildly to first base. Drew Millas, Vivas and Nasim Nuez
all scored.
The Pirates challenged Nuez's slide to second for any illegal contact, but the
call was upheld.
Garcia scored on a throwing error by Braxton Ashcraft.
The Pirates responded in the bottom of the inning with four runs of their own.
Oneil Cruz hit a double to score Billy Cook, and then Marcell Ozuna hit a
three-run home run.
Joey Wiemer doubled in the sixth to break the tie for the Nationals.
Griffin hit his first career triple in the sixth to score a run.
Up next Nationals: Zack Littell (0-1, 4.20) starts against the San Francisco Giants' Logan Webb (1-2 5.25 ERA) to open a three-game series. Pirates: Bubba Chandler (0-1, 3.86) starts against the Tampa Bay Rays' Nick Martinez (0-0, 2.16). ___ AP MLB: https://apnews.com/hub/mlb
Up next Nationals: Zack Littell (0-1, 4.20) starts against the San Francisco Giants' Logan Webb (1-2 5.25 ERA) to open a three-game series. Pirates: Bubba Chandler (0-1, 3.86) starts against the Tampa Bay Rays' Nick Martinez (0-0, 2.16). ___ AP MLB: https://apnews.com/hub/mlb
