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

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	66	39	.629	-	W2
Chicago	59	46	.562	7	L1
Pittsburgh	54	52	.509	12.5	W1
St. Louis	53	52	.505	13	L1
Cincinnati	49	55	.471	16.5	W1

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Atlanta	62	43	.590	-	W1
Philadelphia	57	49	.538	5.5	W1
Washington	54	52	.509	8.5	W2
Miami	52	54	.491	10.5	L12
New York	44	62	.415	18.5	W1

White Sox acquire RHP José Urquidy in trade with Pirates

The White Sox acquired right-hander José Urquidy from Pittsburgh on Sunday night in a trade that sent minor league pitcher Félix Doroteo to the Pirates.

Bryson Stott homers and drives in 5 as Phillies rout Yankees 11-4 to avoid series sweep

— Bryson Stott homered, doubled and drove in five runs, NL All-Star starter Cristopher Sánchez pitched six solid innings and the Philadelphia Phillies avoided a three-game sweep with an 11-4 victory over the New York Yankees on Sunday night.

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