• Final: Dennis Santana closes out the 2-0 win retiring Drew Millas on a fly out to right.
• A one-out walk to Abrams, he's now reached base all four at-bats.
• Cook stays in the game to play left field, Konnor Griffin replaces Gonzales at shortstop, and Reynolds moves over to right field.
• Gonzales bounces into double play. Santana is indeed coming into the game.
• Ozuna hit a laser to right field for an out. He's getting closer.
• O'Hearn lines a single up the middle off the second baseman's glove into the center. Billy Cook will pinch-run.
• Dennis Santana is warming up in the bullpen, Abrams will bat second in the ninth inning.
• Soto strikes out Wood and Lile to finish another easy inning.
• Gregory Soto coming into the game to pitch the eighth. That'll close the line for Mlodzinski with six innings, 2 hits, 2 walks, 1 HBP, and five strikeouts.
• Davis after a hit-by-pitch to leadoff, a fly out by Cruz, grounder by Lowe, and wild pitch is standing on third base for Reynolds.
• Tonight's paid attendance: 11,244
• Mlodzinski continues to keep the Nationals scoreless after seven innings. He's thrown 55 of 81 pitches for strikes.
• Another quiet inning for the Buccos, we're heading to the seventh inning. Mlodzinski goes out for another inning.
• Wiemer strikes out to close the fifth inning of work for Mlodzinski. Brad Lord is now pitching for the Nationals.
• A really nice diving grab by Yorke and strong throw to get House at first base. Abrams again reaches base pulling a double down the right field line.
• Irwin strikes out Ozuna to keep it a 2-0 game.
• O'Hearn's single to right moves Reynolds to third base.
• For the third time, Reynolds walks and second time with two outs.
• The fourth inning scaries for Mlodzinski almost came to life after walking Garcia, he allowed a long fly out to the left field wall by Wood. He escaped the jam getting Mead to ground out to Yorke.
• Vivas pokes one to shallow left field for their first hit off Mlodzinski to begin the fifth inning.
• We have an old fashioned barn burner now as the Pirates go down easy to finish off the fourth inning.
• Mlodzinski walks Abrams with two outs, no damage to end the fourth. He's throw 25 strikes out of his 40 pitches through three innings.
• Ozuna skies a pop up to Abrams in the grass at shortstop and Gonzales hits a ball just near the first base line that Irwin is able to scoop and tag him out.
• You don't see that often from O'Hearn with three straight strikes to go down swinging.
• Reynolds leads off with another walk to begin the inning.
• Mlodzinski with a clean third inning registering two strikeouts against Wood and Mead.
• Not much happening in the second frame as Pirates are retired in order. Cruz with his second ugly swing to strikeout.
• Nationals can't take advantage of the hit-by-pitch as Mlodzinski sails through the inning, almost like it wasn't a mistake pitch.
• Montgomery does indeed just pitch one-inning for the Pirates as Carmen Mlodzinski takes over on the mound. He hits Abrams with a pitch against his first batter.
• Horwitz wears one on the hit-by-pitch to load the bases, Yorke grounds out to first base.
• RUN: Nick Gonzales singles to CJ Abrams at shortstop and beats the throw to allow Ryan O'Hearn to score. Pirates, 2-0.
• RUN: Marcell Ozuna might be heating up with RBI single to right to score Bryan Reynolds from second base. Pirates, 1-0
• Irwin starts by striking out Cruz and Lowe swinging, then follows up by walking Reynolds. O'Hearn keeps it going with an opposite field single to left.
• Montgomery works around the double by striking out House to end the inning.
• After a first pitch fly out to center by Wood, Mead doubles to the right field corner.
• First pitch: Pirates vs. Nationals, 6:43 p.m., Montgomery to Wood, 82 degrees, sunny
• Don Kelly’s lineup:
1. Oneil Cruz, CF 2. Brandon Lowe, 2B 3. Bryan Reynolds, LF 4. Ryan O’Hearn, RF 5. Marcell Ozuna, DH 6. Nick Gonzales, SS 7. Spencer Horwitz, 1B 8. Nick Yorke, 3B 9. Henry Davis, C
• Blake Butera’s lineup for the Nationals:
1. James Wood, RF 2. Curtis Mead, 1B 3. Daylen Lile, LF 4. Brady House, 3B 5. CJ Abrams, SS 6. Joey Wiemer, CF 7. Jorbit Vivas, 2B 8. Keibert Ruiz, C 9. Luis Garcia Jr., DH
THE ASYLUM
Final: Pirates 2, Nationals 0
• Who: Pirates (10-7) vs. Nationals (8-9)
• What: MLB regular season, Game 18
• When: 6:40 p.m.
• Where: PNC Park
• Pitchers: LHP Mason Montgomery (1-0, 6.14 ERA) vs. RHP Jake Irvin (1-1, 7.07)
• TV: SportsNet Pittsburgh, Nationals.TV
• Stream: SNP 360 (local), MLB.tv (out of market)
• Radio: Pirates Radio Network
• Satellite: SiriusXM 175/861
• Boxscore: MLB.com
• Media notes: Pirates | Nationals
► FOLLOW ALONG
• Final: Dennis Santana closes out the 2-0 win retiring Drew Millas on a fly out to right.
• A one-out walk to Abrams, he's now reached base all four at-bats.
• Cook stays in the game to play left field, Konnor Griffin replaces Gonzales at shortstop, and Reynolds moves over to right field.
• Gonzales bounces into double play. Santana is indeed coming into the game.
• Ozuna hit a laser to right field for an out. He's getting closer.
• O'Hearn lines a single up the middle off the second baseman's glove into the center. Billy Cook will pinch-run.
• Dennis Santana is warming up in the bullpen, Abrams will bat second in the ninth inning.
• Soto strikes out Wood and Lile to finish another easy inning.
• Gregory Soto coming into the game to pitch the eighth. That'll close the line for Mlodzinski with six innings, 2 hits, 2 walks, 1 HBP, and five strikeouts.
• Davis after a hit-by-pitch to leadoff, a fly out by Cruz, grounder by Lowe, and wild pitch is standing on third base for Reynolds.
• Tonight's paid attendance: 11,244
• Mlodzinski continues to keep the Nationals scoreless after seven innings. He's thrown 55 of 81 pitches for strikes.
• Another quiet inning for the Buccos, we're heading to the seventh inning. Mlodzinski goes out for another inning.
• Wiemer strikes out to close the fifth inning of work for Mlodzinski. Brad Lord is now pitching for the Nationals.
• A really nice diving grab by Yorke and strong throw to get House at first base. Abrams again reaches base pulling a double down the right field line.
• Irwin strikes out Ozuna to keep it a 2-0 game.
• O'Hearn's single to right moves Reynolds to third base.
• For the third time, Reynolds walks and second time with two outs.
• The fourth inning scaries for Mlodzinski almost came to life after walking Garcia, he allowed a long fly out to the left field wall by Wood. He escaped the jam getting Mead to ground out to Yorke.
• Vivas pokes one to shallow left field for their first hit off Mlodzinski to begin the fifth inning.
• We have an old fashioned barn burner now as the Pirates go down easy to finish off the fourth inning.
• Mlodzinski walks Abrams with two outs, no damage to end the fourth. He's throw 25 strikes out of his 40 pitches through three innings.
• Ozuna skies a pop up to Abrams in the grass at shortstop and Gonzales hits a ball just near the first base line that Irwin is able to scoop and tag him out.
• You don't see that often from O'Hearn with three straight strikes to go down swinging.
• Reynolds leads off with another walk to begin the inning.
• Mlodzinski with a clean third inning registering two strikeouts against Wood and Mead.
• Not much happening in the second frame as Pirates are retired in order. Cruz with his second ugly swing to strikeout.
• Nationals can't take advantage of the hit-by-pitch as Mlodzinski sails through the inning, almost like it wasn't a mistake pitch.
• Montgomery does indeed just pitch one-inning for the Pirates as Carmen Mlodzinski takes over on the mound. He hits Abrams with a pitch against his first batter.
• Horwitz wears one on the hit-by-pitch to load the bases, Yorke grounds out to first base.
• RUN: Nick Gonzales singles to CJ Abrams at shortstop and beats the throw to allow Ryan O'Hearn to score. Pirates, 2-0.
• RUN: Marcell Ozuna might be heating up with RBI single to right to score Bryan Reynolds from second base. Pirates, 1-0
• Irwin starts by striking out Cruz and Lowe swinging, then follows up by walking Reynolds. O'Hearn keeps it going with an opposite field single to left.
• Montgomery works around the double by striking out House to end the inning.
• After a first pitch fly out to center by Wood, Mead doubles to the right field corner.
• First pitch: Pirates vs. Nationals, 6:43 p.m., Montgomery to Wood, 82 degrees, sunny
• Don Kelly’s lineup:
1. Oneil Cruz, CF
2. Brandon Lowe, 2B
3. Bryan Reynolds, LF
4. Ryan O’Hearn, RF
5. Marcell Ozuna, DH
6. Nick Gonzales, SS
7. Spencer Horwitz, 1B
8. Nick Yorke, 3B
9. Henry Davis, C
• Blake Butera’s lineup for the Nationals:
1. James Wood, RF
2. Curtis Mead, 1B
3. Daylen Lile, LF
4. Brady House, 3B
5. CJ Abrams, SS
6. Joey Wiemer, CF
7. Jorbit Vivas, 2B
8. Keibert Ruiz, C
9. Luis Garcia Jr., DH
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