When the Pittsburgh Pirates rolled into town, they were in 1st place in the NL Central and on a 5-game winning streak. The Nationals not only halted their streak but also pushed them out of 1st place while it is the Nationals who now have a 5 game winning streak. The Nationals won this nailbiter that was scoreless through the 5th inning on the arm of Jeremy Hellickson who went 5 2/3 of scoreless baseball. In fact, the Nationals defeated the Pirates hottest pitcher and clobbered two home runs in the 6th inning for all of their scoring. It was Trea Turner‘s two-run home run that opened the scoring and later in the inning Ryan Zimmerman added a solo shot. Continue reading
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