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

Konnor Griffin steals home to get Pirates up early

0:53

Brandon Lowe hits a two-run single

0:29

James Wood crushes a home run

0:20

Pirates
5
Nationals
9

Game 1

7/3

Pirates
7
Nationals
1

Game 2

7/4

Pirates
11
Nationals
5

Game 3

7/5

Nationals Park

11:05 AM, July 4, 2026Coverage: MLB.TV

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	54	33	.621	-	L1
Chicago	49	40	.551	6	L2
St. Louis	47	39	.547	6.5	W3
Pittsburgh	46	45	.505	10	W2
Cincinnati	41	48	.461	14	W1

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Atlanta	52	35	.598	-	W2
Philadelphia	50	39	.562	3	W1
Miami	48	42	.533	5.5	W2
Washington	46	45	.505	8	L2
New York	36	53	.404	17	L3

Ryan allows three hits in seven innings as Twins beat skidding Yankees 6-1

— Joe Ryan scattered three hits in seven scoreless innings and the Minnesota Twins won a series at Yankee Stadium for the first time since 2014 with a 6-1 victory that sent New York to its ninth loss in 10 games on Sunday.

Jazz Chisholm Jr. exits Yankees' loss with toe discomfort

New York second baseman Jazz Chisholm Jr. exited the Yankees' 6-1 loss to the Minnesota Twins on Sunday afternoon with right big toe discomfort, though the club told reporters that X-rays came back negative and he will be re-evaluated on Monday.

Griffin's big day leads the Pirates to an 11-5 win over the Nationals

— Konnor Griffin had a tiebreaking two-run single in the eighth inning, leading the Pittsburgh Pirates over the Washington Nationals 11-5 on Sunday in a game in which he was also spectacular in the field.

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Ryan allows three hits in seven innings as Twins beat skidding Yankees 6-1

Jazz Chisholm Jr. exits Yankees' loss with toe discomfort

Griffin's big day leads the Pirates to an 11-5 win over the Nationals