Washington Nationals @ Pittsburgh Pirates

7-12, 2-8 Away

Final

8-12, 6-4 Home

hitters	H-AB	R	HR	RBI	AVG
A. CallLF	1-3	0	0	0	.300
J. WoodDH	0-4	0	0	0	.229
A. Rosario3B	1-4	0	0	0	.270
N. Lowe1B	2-4	0	0	0	.284
D. CrewsRF	1-4	0	0	0	.140
L. Garcia Jr.2B	0-4	0	0	0	.180
Today's at BatsFull Player Profile 2nd: García Jr. grounded into fielder's choice to pitcher, Crews out at second, Lowe to third. 4th: García Jr. grounded out to second. 7th: García Jr. lined out to shortstop. 9th: García Jr. struck out looking.
J. YoungCF	0-2	0	0	0	.242
R. AdamsC	0-3	0	0	0	.000
N. NunezSS	0-2	0	0	0	.333

pitchers	IP	H	ER	BB	K	PC-ST	ERA
T. Williams	5.0	3	1	3	5	90-54	5.95
L. Sims	1.0	1	0	0	2	16-12	11.05
J. Ferrer	2.0	1	0	1	2	18-12	3.72

According to ESPN Analytics

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PNC Park

12:35 PM, April 17, 2025Coverage: MLBN

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Attendance: 12,748

Game Time:2:11

Umpires:
Home Plate Umpire - Cory Blaser
First Base Umpire - Manny Gonzalez
Second Base Umpire - Alex Tosi
Third Base Umpire - Ron Kulpa

Pirates win 1-0 on leadoff homer for 2nd time since 1900 as Oneil Cruz sparks victory over Nationals

— Oneil Cruz hit a leadoff home run, Andrew Heaney pitched 7 1/3 innings and the Pittsburgh Pirates beat the Washington Nationals 1-0 on Thursday.

Apr 17, 2025, 06:05 pm - AP


WSH
PIT

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

Scoring Summary

Inning				WSH	PIT
		1st	Cruz homered to right center (442 feet).	0	1

Data is currently unavailable.

Nationals
3
Pirates
10

Game 1

4/14

Nationals
3
Pirates
0

Game 2

4/15

Nationals
1
Pirates
6

Game 3

4/16

Nationals
0
Pirates
1

Game 4

4/17

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Atlanta	39	19	.672	-	W2
Philadelphia	29	28	.509	9.5	L1
Washington	29	29	.500	10	L2
Miami	26	32	.448	13	L3
New York	24	33	.421	14.5	W2

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Milwaukee	34	20	.630	-	W4
St. Louis	30	25	.545	4.5	W1
Chicago	31	27	.534	5	L1
Cincinnati	29	27	.518	6	L2
Pittsburgh	30	28	.517	6	W1

White Sox slugger Murakami out 4-6 weeks with hamstring strain

White Sox slugger Munetaka Murakami is expected to miss four to six weeks with a Grade 2 right hamstring strain, manager Will Venable announced Saturday.

Twins designate struggling Woods Richardson for assignment

The Twins have designated struggling starting pitcher Simeon Woods Richardson for assignment and recalled rookie John Klein.

MLB betting tips for Saturday: Sonny Gray to hold Guardians in check?

All of the odds, recommended prop bets and trends in baseball for Saturday, May 30.

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Washington Nationals @ Pittsburgh Pirates

Win Probability

Game Information

Pirates win 1-0 on leadoff homer for 2nd time since 1900 as Oneil Cruz sparks victory over Nationals

A. Heaney1-1

T. Williams1-2

D. Santana2

Scoring Summary

Inning

2026 National League East Standings

2026 National League Central Standings

MLB News

White Sox slugger Murakami out 4-6 weeks with hamstring strain

Twins designate struggling Woods Richardson for assignment

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