• Didn't make it look easy, but Frazier stays with a ball and is able to get Crews at first for the second out.
• Borucki retires Lowe with a popout in foul territory. He's done his job. Here comes DennisSantana to try and close this out.
• Jared Triolo now playing first base.
• Borucki stays in to start the ninth. Two lefties coming up in Lowe and Garcia.
• End of eighth inning: Valdez retired 4-3.
• Two-out single from Bart allows the Pirates to avoid a fifth game with four or less hits over their last seven.
• Reynolds walks to lead off the eighth.
• And that's why he has a Gold Glove. Hayes with a spectacular play to rob Rosario of a run-scoring hit. Strong throw to first ends the inning.
• Wood retired 6-3. Nunez to third. Two outs.
• Ryan Borucki enters to face a lefty in Wood.
• Nunez to second on a sac bunt by Call. That's going to be it for Heaney after 7 1/3 innings. Standing ovation for him as he exits. Again, well deserved. Nice way to celebrate 10 years of service time.
• Nunez walks to lead off the inning.
• Heaney gets the eighth. Well deserved.
• End of seventh inning: Cruz down swinging. Second time he's struck out.
• IKF retired 1-3 on a failed bunt.
• Frazier down looking.
• Jose A. Ferrer gets the seventh for Washington.
• Heaney strikes out Adams to end the top of the seventh. Seven really strong innings from Heaney. Second straight night where the Pirates have benefitted from that from a starter.
• Justin Lawrence appears to be warming up in the bullpen.
• Young retired 1-3.
• Garcia lines out to short.
• End of sixth inning: Pham strikes out swinging.
• Hayes retired 4-3. Valdez to second. Two outs.
• Valdez singles past the glove of Garcia and into right.
• Bart strikes out swinging.
• Lucas Sims enters for Washington.
• Crews flies out to right to end the threat. Six scoreless for Heaney.
• Double to left for Lowe puts runners on second and third for Crews.
• Two-out single to right for Rosario.
• Wood grounds out 5-3.
• That's something you don't see every day. Heaney's shoelace broke, so IKF grabbed him a new one from the dugout. He's replacing it on the mound now.
• Call flies out to left.
• End of fifth inning: Top of the order doesn't get it done. McCutchen pops out in the infield to squander the chance to add.
• Pirates are one out away from squandering a key opportunity to plate some insurance runs. Reynolds goes down swinging at a sweeper down in the zone for out No. 2.
• Cruz strikes out looking. Appeared to be outside, but gotta put a swing on and protect there with two strikes.
• Frazier singles and IKF follows with the same. Frazier was on the move, so the second baseman was out of position, allowing IKF to reach. Frazier to third.
• Nunez retired 5-3 to end the top of the fifth. Heaney at 63 pitches through five innings.
• Adams grounds into a 6-4-3 double play.
• Leadoff walk to Young. First free pass allowed by Heaney today.
• End of fourth inning: Pham flies out to right. Five in a row retired by Williams.
• Hayes strikes out swinging.
• Valdez pops out to Lowe in foul territory.
• Quick 1-2-3 inning for Heaney, as he retires Garcia on a 4-3 groundout.
• Crews retired 6-3.
• Lowe lines out to left.
• End of third inning: Bart retired 5-3.
• Cutch flies out to shallow right.
• Walk to Reynolds puts two on for Cutch.
• One-out walk to Cruz.
• IKF begins the home half with a 6-3 groundout.
• One-out single doesn't hurt. Heaney retires Rosario 4-3 to end the top of the third.
• Wood strikes out swinging for the second time today. Three strikeouts for Heaney.
• One-out single to left for Call.
• Nunez flies out to right.
• End of second inning: Frazier flies out to left. A 1-2-3 inning for Williams.
• Hayes pops out to Garcia at second and Pham goes down looking at a borderline 3-2 fastball at the bottom of the zone.
• Heaney with an exceptional job of getting out of that jam. Adams grounds into a 6-4 fielder's choice to end the top of the second. Heaney sitting at 27 pitches through two innings.
• Young lines out to IKF at short. Big second out.
• Garcia hits one back to Heaney for a 1-6 fielder's choice. Throw from IKF back to first wasn't in time. Runners on the corners. One out.
• Nats starting to get to Heaney. Crews singles to left.
• Lowe leads off the second with a single to right.
• End of first inning: Valdez lines out to right.
• Bart down swinging.
• Reynolds retired 4-3 and Cutch walks with one out.
• HOME RUN: Cruz absolutely destroys a baseball for his fourth home run of the season. Continuing where he left off last night. Pirates, 1-0
• A 1-2-3 first for Heaney. Gets Rosario to fly out to deep center to end it.
• Another one. Wood swings through an 0-2 sinker that runs in on him.
• Heaney gets his first strikeout of the day out of the way early. Got Call to swing through a fastball on the outer third.
• First pitch: Pirates vs. Nationals, AndrewHeaney to AlexCall, PNC Park, 12:36 p.m., 54 degrees, clear
• Reynolds and Bart are back in the field today.
• For Derek Shelton’s Pirates:
1. Oneil Cruz, CF 2. Bryan Reynolds, RF 3. Andrew McCutchen, DH 4. Joey Bart, C 5. Enmanuel Valdez, 1B 6. Ke’Bryan Hayes, 3B 7. Tommy Pham, LF 8. Adam Frazier, 2B 9. Isiah Kiner-Falefa, SS
• For Dave Martinez's visitors:
1. Alex Call, LF 2. James Wood, DH 3. Amed Rosario, 3B 4. Nathaniel Lowe, 1B 5. Dylan Crews, RF 6. Luis Garcia Jr., 2B 7. Jacob Young, CF 8. Riley Adams, C 9. Nasim Nuñez, SS
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José Negron
10:31 pm - 04.16.2025North ShoreFinal: Pirates 1, Nationals 0
• Who: Pirates (7-12) vs. Nationals (7-11)
• What: MLB regular season, Game 20
• When: 12:35 p.m.
• Where: PNC Park
• Weather: 53°, sunny
• Pitchers: LHP Andrew Heaney (0-1, 3.00 ERA) vs. RHP Trevor Williams (1-1, 7.36 ERA)
• TV: SportsNet Pittsburgh
• Radio: Pirates Radio Network
• Streaming: SNP360, MLB.TV
• Satellite: SiriusXM 869/861
• Boxscore: MLB.com
• Media notes: Pirates | Nationals
► FOLLOW ALONG
• That's game. Garcia strikes out looking. Pirates 1, Nationals 0
• Didn't make it look easy, but Frazier stays with a ball and is able to get Crews at first for the second out.
• Borucki retires Lowe with a popout in foul territory. He's done his job. Here comes Dennis Santana to try and close this out.
• Jared Triolo now playing first base.
• Borucki stays in to start the ninth. Two lefties coming up in Lowe and Garcia.
• End of eighth inning: Valdez retired 4-3.
• Two-out single from Bart allows the Pirates to avoid a fifth game with four or less hits over their last seven.
• Reynolds walks to lead off the eighth.
• And that's why he has a Gold Glove. Hayes with a spectacular play to rob Rosario of a run-scoring hit. Strong throw to first ends the inning.
• Wood retired 6-3. Nunez to third. Two outs.
• Ryan Borucki enters to face a lefty in Wood.
• Nunez to second on a sac bunt by Call. That's going to be it for Heaney after 7 1/3 innings. Standing ovation for him as he exits. Again, well deserved. Nice way to celebrate 10 years of service time.
• Nunez walks to lead off the inning.
• Heaney gets the eighth. Well deserved.
• End of seventh inning: Cruz down swinging. Second time he's struck out.
• IKF retired 1-3 on a failed bunt.
• Frazier down looking.
• Jose A. Ferrer gets the seventh for Washington.
• Heaney strikes out Adams to end the top of the seventh. Seven really strong innings from Heaney. Second straight night where the Pirates have benefitted from that from a starter.
• Justin Lawrence appears to be warming up in the bullpen.
• Young retired 1-3.
• Garcia lines out to short.
• End of sixth inning: Pham strikes out swinging.
• Hayes retired 4-3. Valdez to second. Two outs.
• Valdez singles past the glove of Garcia and into right.
• Bart strikes out swinging.
• Lucas Sims enters for Washington.
• Crews flies out to right to end the threat. Six scoreless for Heaney.
• Double to left for Lowe puts runners on second and third for Crews.
• Two-out single to right for Rosario.
• Wood grounds out 5-3.
• That's something you don't see every day. Heaney's shoelace broke, so IKF grabbed him a new one from the dugout. He's replacing it on the mound now.
• Call flies out to left.
• End of fifth inning: Top of the order doesn't get it done. McCutchen pops out in the infield to squander the chance to add.
• Pirates are one out away from squandering a key opportunity to plate some insurance runs. Reynolds goes down swinging at a sweeper down in the zone for out No. 2.
• Cruz strikes out looking. Appeared to be outside, but gotta put a swing on and protect there with two strikes.
• Frazier singles and IKF follows with the same. Frazier was on the move, so the second baseman was out of position, allowing IKF to reach. Frazier to third.
• Nunez retired 5-3 to end the top of the fifth. Heaney at 63 pitches through five innings.
• Adams grounds into a 6-4-3 double play.
• Leadoff walk to Young. First free pass allowed by Heaney today.
• End of fourth inning: Pham flies out to right. Five in a row retired by Williams.
• Hayes strikes out swinging.
• Valdez pops out to Lowe in foul territory.
• Quick 1-2-3 inning for Heaney, as he retires Garcia on a 4-3 groundout.
• Crews retired 6-3.
• Lowe lines out to left.
• End of third inning: Bart retired 5-3.
• Cutch flies out to shallow right.
• Walk to Reynolds puts two on for Cutch.
• One-out walk to Cruz.
• IKF begins the home half with a 6-3 groundout.
• One-out single doesn't hurt. Heaney retires Rosario 4-3 to end the top of the third.
• Wood strikes out swinging for the second time today. Three strikeouts for Heaney.
• One-out single to left for Call.
• Nunez flies out to right.
• End of second inning: Frazier flies out to left. A 1-2-3 inning for Williams.
• Hayes pops out to Garcia at second and Pham goes down looking at a borderline 3-2 fastball at the bottom of the zone.
• Heaney with an exceptional job of getting out of that jam. Adams grounds into a 6-4 fielder's choice to end the top of the second. Heaney sitting at 27 pitches through two innings.
• Young lines out to IKF at short. Big second out.
• Garcia hits one back to Heaney for a 1-6 fielder's choice. Throw from IKF back to first wasn't in time. Runners on the corners. One out.
• Nats starting to get to Heaney. Crews singles to left.
• Lowe leads off the second with a single to right.
• End of first inning: Valdez lines out to right.
• Bart down swinging.
• Reynolds retired 4-3 and Cutch walks with one out.
• HOME RUN: Cruz absolutely destroys a baseball for his fourth home run of the season. Continuing where he left off last night. Pirates, 1-0
• A 1-2-3 first for Heaney. Gets Rosario to fly out to deep center to end it.
• Another one. Wood swings through an 0-2 sinker that runs in on him.
• Heaney gets his first strikeout of the day out of the way early. Got Call to swing through a fastball on the outer third.
• First pitch: Pirates vs. Nationals, Andrew Heaney to Alex Call, PNC Park, 12:36 p.m., 54 degrees, clear
• Reynolds and Bart are back in the field today.
• For Derek Shelton’s Pirates:
1. Oneil Cruz, CF
2. Bryan Reynolds, RF
3. Andrew McCutchen, DH
4. Joey Bart, C
5. Enmanuel Valdez, 1B
6. Ke’Bryan Hayes, 3B
7. Tommy Pham, LF
8. Adam Frazier, 2B
9. Isiah Kiner-Falefa, SS
• For Dave Martinez's visitors:
1. Alex Call, LF
2. James Wood, DH
3. Amed Rosario, 3B
4. Nathaniel Lowe, 1B
5. Dylan Crews, RF
6. Luis Garcia Jr., 2B
7. Jacob Young, CF
8. Riley Adams, C
9. Nasim Nuñez, SS
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