Washington Nationals at Pittsburgh Pirates

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Washington Nationals

64-79, 32-42 Away

Final
3 - 7

Pittsburgh Pirates

67-76, 34-38 Home

Jared Jones strikes out 9 in Pirates' 7-3 win over Nationals

Jones (6-7) allowed two runs and four hits, all coming in the first two innings. The 23-year-old rookie right-hander retired 16 straight to end his outing, striking out five of the final six.

“Just saying ‘F it.' I gave up two runs in two innings. What's the worst that could happen?” Jones said. “I blacked out, to be honest, after the fourth (inning). So, can't tell you how I felt.”

CJ Abrams led off the game with a homer to right-center, his 19th, off a slider left over the heart of the plate.

“We've seen (Jones) give up runs and then walk a guy. He didn't,” Pittsburgh manager Derek Shelton said. “He got himself out of jams, so it was very impressive. ... I think it's a big step for him, just continuing to mature."

The lead was erased when the Pirates scored four runs in the bottom half.

Joey Bart sent a liner to left off a cutter from Patrick Corbin (5-13), a two-run home run for his 13th of the season. Billy Cook, who was 2 for 4 in his major league debut after being selected from Triple-A Indianapolis, then dropped a two-run double just inside the left-field line.

“It meant everything,” Cook said. “This is what I've worked really hard for and dreamed about as a little kid, talked to my friends and family about. It still feels surreal to be here, but I'm glad it happened. We'll keep going. But you get one debut, that's what they all say. It was definitely one to remember.”

Corbin worked six innings, surrendering seven runs and 10 hits with five strikeouts.

Andrew McCutchen led off the third with his 19th home run, sent 397 feet to the left-field bleachers, after Jacob Young cut into the Pirates’ lead with a two-out RBI single in the second.

Alika Williams led off Pittsburgh’s half of the fourth with a double and beat a throw from second baseman Luis García Jr. to score on a fielder’s choice from Bryan Reynolds.

Michael A. Taylor pushed the lead to five runs on a leadoff home run in the sixth, driven 419 feet to left-center off Corbin’s slider for his 100th in the majors.

Andrés Chaparro hit an RBI double off Pirates reliever Carmen Mlodzinski in the ninth after James Wood led off with the single, Washington's first hit since Young's second-inning single.

“I think the kid settled down a little bit,” Nationals manager Dave Martinez said of Jones. “Fastball is electric. His breaking ball is pretty good. He started to throw more breaking balls, off balance a little bit. We just couldn't get anything going offensively until late again, the bats start coming around later. Just wasn't enough.”

TRAINER’S ROOM

Pirates: C Henry Davis was placed on the 10-day injured list, retroactive to Sept. 5, with left hand inflammation. The 24-year-old first overall draft pick from 2021 has hit .191 with eight home runs and 29 RBI in two major-league seasons, including .144 with one homer and five RBI in 37 games this season.

Nationals: LHP MacKenzie Gore (8-11, 4.32 ERA) will start Tuesday, the first of a two-game home set against the Braves. RHP Reynaldo López (8-5, 2.04 ERA) is in line to start for Atlanta.

Pirates: Rookie RHP Paul Skenes (9-2, 2.13) will take the mound Monday to start a three-game series against Miami. RHP Valente Bellozo (2-2, 3.78) will go for the Marlins.

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Matchup Prediction

Pirates: 62.6%

Nationals: 37.4%

*According to ESPN's Basketball Power Index

Scoring Summary

	9th Inning	Tena grounded out to first.
	9th Inning	Ruiz lined out to right, Chaparro to third.
	9th Inning	L. García Jr. grounded out to third.
	9th Inning	Chaparro doubled to center, Wood scored.
	9th Inning	Wood singled to right.
	9th Inning	Mlodzinski relieved Beeks

Statistics

WSH		PIT
1	Games Played	1
1	Team Games Played	1
0	Hit By Pitch	0
7	Ground Balls	11
10	Strikeouts	6
3	Runs Batted In	7
0	Sacrifice Hit	0
6	Hits	12
0	Stolen Bases	0
0	Walks	0
0	Catcher Interference	0
3	Runs	7
0	Ground Into Double Play	0
0	Sacrifice Flies	0
33	At Bats	37
1	Home Runs	3
0	Grand Slam Home Runs	0
9	Runners Left On Base	15
0	Triples	0
0	Game Winning RBIs	1
0	Intentional Walks	0
2	Doubles	3
16	Fly Balls	20
0	Caught Stealing	1
114	Pitches	122
0	Games Started	0
1	Pinch At Bats	0
0	Pinch Hits	0
0.0	Player Rating	0.0
1	Is Qualified	1
0	Is Qualified In Steals	1
11	Total Bases	24
33	Plate Appearances	37
162.0	Projected Home Runs	486.0
3	Extra Base Hits	6
1.8	Runs Created	7.1
.182	Batting Average	.324
.000	Pinch Hit Average	.000
.333	Slugging Percentage	.649
.152	Secondary Average	.297
.182	On Base Percentage	.324
.515	OBP Pct + SLG Pct	.973
0.4	Ground To Fly Ball Ratio	0.6
1.8	Runs Created Per 27 Outs	7.4
25.0	Batter Rating	55.0
33.0	At Bats Per Home Run	12.3
0.00	Stolen Base Percentage	0.00
3.45	Pitches Per Plate Appearance	3.30
.152	Isolated Power	.324
0.00	Walk To Strikeout Ratio	0.00
.000	Walks Per Plate Appearance	.000
-.030	Secondary Average Minus Batting Average	-.027
6.0	Runs Produced	14.0
1.0	Runs Ratio	1.0
0.3	Patience Ratio	0.6
0.2	Balls In Play Average	0.3
72.8	MLB Rating	101.0
0.0	Offensive Wins Above Replacement	0.0
0.0	Wins Above Replacement	0.0