Nationals end Pirates' 8-game win streak with 4-1 victory
Joe Ross struck out 11 in his third major league start, and the Washington Nationals beat A.J. Burnett and the Pittsburgh Pirates 4-1 on Friday night to end their eight-game winning streak.
Major League Baseball
FINAL
Pittsburgh Pirates
1
Washington Nationals
4
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | OT | 2OT | 3OT | P8 | P9 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PIT | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| WSH | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
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Match Report
Play by Play
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Foul Ball 1-4
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 1-4
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 1-4
Pitch 7: foul
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Foul Ball 1-4
Pitch 6: foul
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Foul Ball 1-4
Pitch 5: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 1-4
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 1-4
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Play Result 1-4
Espinosa tripled to deep right, Robinson scored.
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Advancing On Force 1-4
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Foul Ball 1-3
Pitch 3: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 1-3
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 1-3
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 1-3
Pitch 5: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 1-3
Pitch 3: foul
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Foul Ball 1-3
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 1-3
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 1-3
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 1-3
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Bunted Foul 1-3
Pitch 2: strike 2 (bunted foul)
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Bunted Foul 1-3
Pitch 1: strike 1 (bunted foul)
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Foul Ball 1-3
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 1-3
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 1-3
Pitch 6: foul
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Foul Ball 1-3
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 1-3
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 1-3
Pitch 3: strike 1 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 1-3
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Play Result 1-3
Ramos singled to center, Escobar scored.
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Advancing On Play 1-3
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Foul Ball 1-2
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 1-2
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 1-2
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Play Result 1-2
Polanco singled to right, Kang scored, Cervelli to second.
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Advancing On Force 1-2
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Foul Ball 0-2
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 0-2
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 0-2
Pitch 6: foul
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Foul Ball 0-2
Pitch 5: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 0-2
Pitch 5: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 0-2
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 0-2
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Play Result 0-2
Ramos doubled to deep right center, Rendon scored.
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Advancing On Play 0-2
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Foul Out 0-1
Pitch 5: in play
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End Batter/Pitcher 0-1
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Play Result 0-1
Escobar grounded out to shortstop, Span scored, Rendon to second.
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Advancing On Play 0-1
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Foul Ball 0-0
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 0-0
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 0-0
Pitch 4: foul
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End Inning 1-4
Middle of the 9th
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End Batter/Pitcher 1-4
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Play Result 1-4
Álvarez grounded out to first.
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Ground Out 1-4
Pitch 1: in play
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Start Batter/Pitcher 1-4
Álvarez batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 1-4
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Play Result 1-4
Kang struck out swinging.
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Strike Swinging 1-4
Pitch 4: strike 3 (swinging)
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Ball 1-4
Pitch 3: ball 1
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Strike Looking 1-4
Pitch 2: strike 2 (looking)
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Strike Looking 1-4
Pitch 1: strike 1 (looking)
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Start Batter/Pitcher 1-4
Kang batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 1-4
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Play Result 1-4
McCutchen struck out swinging.
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Strike Swinging 1-4
Pitch 5: strike 3 (swinging)
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Strike Swinging 1-4
Pitch 4: strike 2 (swinging)
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Ball 1-4
Pitch 3: ball 2
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Ball 1-4
Pitch 2: ball 1
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Foul Ball 1-4
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Start Batter/Pitcher 1-4
McCutchen batting
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Play Result 1-4
Storen relieved Carpenter.
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Start Inning 1-4
Top of the 9th inning
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Lineup Change 1-4
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Lineup Change 1-4
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End Inning 1-4
End of the 8th
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End Batter/Pitcher 1-4
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Play Result 1-4
Span grounded out to third.
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Ground Out 1-4
Pitch 4: in play
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Ball 1-4
Pitch 3: ball 1
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Foul Ball 1-4
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Strike Looking 1-4
Pitch 1: strike 1 (looking)
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Start Batter/Pitcher 1-4
Span batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 1-4
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Play Result 1-4
Uggla flied out to left.
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Fly Out 1-4
Pitch 8: in play
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Foul Ball 1-4
Pitch 7: foul
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Foul Ball 1-4
Pitch 6: foul
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Foul Ball 1-4
Pitch 5: strike 2 (foul)
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Strike Swinging 1-4
Pitch 4: strike 1 (swinging)
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Ball 1-4
Pitch 3: ball 3
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Head to Head
WSH wins series 3-0
Injuries
Washington Nationals
- Drew Millas Out
Pittsburgh Pirates
- Endy Rodriguez Out
Lineups
ConfirmedWSH
Denard SpanCF4
Anthony Rendon2B6
Yunel Escobar3B0
Clint RobinsonRF25
Wilson RamosC40
Danny EspinosaSS14
Tyler Moore1B28
Michael A. TaylorLF21
Joe RossP41
Substitutes
David CarpenterP77
Dan UgglaPH26
Drew StorenP29
PIT
Josh Harrison2B4
Starling MarteLF0
Andrew McCutchenCF4
Jung Ho Kang3B16
Pedro Alvarez1B24
Francisco CervelliC29
Gregory PolancoRF25
Jordy MercerSS27
A.J. BurnettP34
Substitutes
Jared HughesP35
Jose TabataRF31
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