Pittsburgh Pirates @ Washington Nationals

65-85, 23-52 Away

Final

62-87, 31-43 Home


PIT
WSH

1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	5	1
0	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	-	4	7	1

PiratesTop 1st
- C. Cavalli pitching for WSH
  PIT
  WSH
- Pitch Type MPH
  1
  Strike Looking
  Sinker 98
  2
  Ball
  Four-seam FB 96
  3
  Ball
  Cutter 93
  4
  Strike Swinging
  Changeup 90
  5
  Single
  Sinker 97
- N. Gonzales scored on Cavalli wild pitch.
  3
  0
- 3 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors
NationalsBottom 1st
- M. Burrows pitching for PIT
  PIT
  WSH
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
PiratesTop 2nd
- C. Cavalli pitching for WSH
  PIT
  WSH
- Bae caught stealing second, catcher to second.
  3
  0
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
NationalsBottom 2nd
- M. Burrows pitching for PIT
  PIT
  WSH
- 3 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors
PiratesTop 3rd
- C. Cavalli pitching for WSH
  PIT
  WSH
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
NationalsBottom 3rd
- M. Burrows pitching for PIT
  PIT
  WSH
- Lile caught stealing second, catcher to second.
  3
  3
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
PiratesTop 4th
- C. Cavalli pitching for WSH
  PIT
  WSH
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
NationalsBottom 4th
- M. Burrows pitching for PIT
  PIT
  WSH
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
PiratesTop 5th
- C. Cavalli pitching for WSH
  PIT
  WSH
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
NationalsBottom 5th
- M. Burrows pitching for PIT
  PIT
  WSH
- E. Sisk pitching for PIT
  PIT
  WSH
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
PiratesTop 6th
- M. Thompson pitching for WSH
  PIT
  WSH
- Cruz stole second.
  3
  3
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
NationalsBottom 6th
- J. Lawrence pitching for PIT
  PIT
  WSH
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
PiratesTop 7th
- K. Pilkington pitching for WSH
  PIT
  WSH
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 1 Error
NationalsBottom 7th
- I. Mattson pitching for PIT
  PIT
  WSH
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
PiratesTop 8th
- J. Rutledge pitching for WSH
  PIT
  WSH
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
NationalsBottom 8th
- I. Mattson pitching for PIT
  PIT
  WSH
- 1 Run, 1 Hit, 1 Error
PiratesTop 9th
- C. Beeter pitching for WSH
  PIT
  WSH
- Crews in right field.
  3
  4
- Hassell III in left field.
  3
  4
- Peguero ran for Horwitz
  3
  4
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors

Pitch	Type	MPH
1 Strike Looking	Sinker	98
2 Ball	Four-seam FB	96
3 Ball	Cutter	93
4 Strike Swinging	Changeup	90
5 Single	Sinker	97

Pirates
5
Nationals
6

Game 1

13/9

Pirates
5
Nationals
1

Game 2

14/9

Pirates
3
Nationals
4

Game 3

15/9

Nationals Park

1:35 AM, 15 September 2025

Washington, District of Columbia

Attendance: 20,208

Game Time:2:26

Umpires:
Home Plate Umpire - Jansen Visconti
First Base Umpire - Andy Fletcher
Second Base Umpire - Malachi Moore
Third Base Umpire - Austin Jones

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

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Pittsburgh Pirates @ Washington Nationals

J. Rutledge4-2

I. Mattson3-3

C. Beeter1