PITTSBURGH — Josh Palacios hit a two-run homer in opposition to his former crew, Bailey Falter pitched six environment friendly innings and the Pittsburgh Pirates beat the Washington Nationals 5-1 on Tuesday night time.
Palacios gave the Pirates a 2-0 lead within the second together with his eighth house run, a 410-foot shot to the bullpen in heart area. Palacios performed 29 video games for the Nationals final season, however Pittsburgh picked him up within the December minor league Rule 5 draft.
Falter (2-8) allowed one run and 4 hits with 4 strikeouts and a stroll in his first begin since Aug. 27. He threw 44 of 67 pitches for strikes.
The left-hander improved to 2-1 in eight video games, 5 begins, with Pittsburgh since being acquired from Philadelphia on the Aug. 1 commerce deadline.
Palacios, Ke’Bryan Hayes, Jack Suwinski and Endy Rodríguez every had two hits for the Pirates, who’ve 9 wins of their final 14 video games. Pittsburgh received this one regardless of going 2 for 12 with runners in scoring place and stranding 15 total.
Washington issued 4 intentional walks – two to Suwinski.
The Pirates loaded the bases within the third and fourth, however got here up empty each occasions. They loaded the bases once more and broke by means of with two runs within the fifth and one within the seventh.
Rodríguez opened the fifth with a double and scored on Miguel Andujar’s single. Andujar later scored on a groundout by Bryan Reynolds to provide Pittsburgh a 4-1 lead. Hayes drove in Alika Williams with a sacrifice fly within the seventh.
Joan Adon (2-2) lasted 4 innings for the Nationals. He allowed 4 runs and eight hits with 4 strikeouts and 6 walks.
In his earlier two highway begins, Adon took no-hitters into the sixth.
Ildemaro Vargas and Joey Meneses every had two hits for Washington.
The Nationals scored within the fourth when Vargas singled house Keibert Ruiz.
TRAINER’S ROOM
The Pirates confirmed Oneil Cruz received’t return this season. The 25-year-old shortstop broke his left ankle in early April on a clumsy slide into house plate in opposition to the Chicago White Sox.
UP NEXT
The four-game sequence continues Wednesday. Neither crew had introduced a beginning pitcher.
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