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Washington Nationals at Pittsburgh Pirates

PNC Park, Pittsburgh Regular Season Final

Final score

The Pittsburgh Pirates beat the Washington Nationals 16–5 on Monday, April 13, 2026 at home.

Team Runs 2026 record
Washington Nationals 5 77-85
at Pittsburgh Pirates 16 82-80

Line score

Team
Washington Nationals 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 5 8 1
Pittsburgh Pirates 0 4 1 0 0 10 0 1 16 16 0
  • W: Paul Skenes (3-1)
  • L: Cade Cavalli (0-1)

Home runs

  • Washington Nationals: CJ Abrams (5), Jacob Young (2)
  • Pittsburgh Pirates: Brandon Lowe (6), Spencer Horwitz (1)

Numbers in brackets are the player's season totals after the game.

Scoring plays

Inning Team Play Score
Top 1st Washington Nationals CJ Abrams homers (5) on a fly ball to right field. 1–0
Bottom 2nd Pittsburgh Pirates Oneil Cruz walks. Konnor Griffin scores. Jake Mangum to 3rd. Henry Davis to 2nd. 1–1
Bottom 2nd Pittsburgh Pirates Brandon Lowe singles on a fly ball to left fielder Daylen Lile. Jake Mangum scores. Henry Davis scores. Oneil Cruz to 3rd. 1–3
Bottom 2nd Pittsburgh Pirates Bryan Reynolds singles on a line drive to left fielder Daylen Lile. Oneil Cruz scores. Brandon Lowe to 2nd. 1–4
Bottom 3rd Pittsburgh Pirates Spencer Horwitz homers (1) on a fly ball to right field. 1–5
Bottom 6th Pittsburgh Pirates Bryan Reynolds triples (1) on a line drive to right fielder James Wood. Henry Davis scores. Oneil Cruz scores. Brandon Lowe scores. 1–8
Bottom 6th Pittsburgh Pirates Ryan O'Hearn doubles (3) on a sharp fly ball to center fielder Jacob Young. Bryan Reynolds scores. 1–9
Bottom 6th Pittsburgh Pirates Konnor Griffin singles on a ground ball to right fielder James Wood. Ryan O'Hearn scores. Spencer Horwitz to 2nd. 1–10
Bottom 6th Pittsburgh Pirates Oneil Cruz singles on a sharp line drive to right fielder James Wood. Spencer Horwitz scores. Konnor Griffin scores. Jake Mangum to 3rd. 1–12
Bottom 6th Pittsburgh Pirates Brandon Lowe homers (6) on a fly ball to right field. Jake Mangum scores. Oneil Cruz scores. 1–15
Top 7th Washington Nationals Jacob Young homers (2) on a fly ball to left field. Daylen Lile scores. 3–15
Top 7th Washington Nationals Nasim Nuñez singles on a ground ball to right fielder Nick Yorke. José Tena scores. Jorbit Vivas scores. 5–15
Bottom 8th Pittsburgh Pirates Joey Bart out on a sacrifice fly to left fielder José Tena. Henry Davis scores. 5–16

Box score

Washington Nationals

Batter
James Wood RF 3 0 1 0 1 2 .277
Joey Wiemer P 1 0 0 0 0 1 .364
Luis García Jr. 1B 5 0 0 0 0 3 .245
CJ Abrams SS 2 1 1 1 0 0 .327
Curtis Mead 2B 2 0 0 0 0 0 .259
Daylen Lile RF 4 1 2 0 0 1 .286
Jacob Young CF 4 1 1 2 0 1 .289
José Tena LF 3 1 1 0 0 0 .280
Jorbit Vivas 3B 3 1 1 0 1 0 .333
Nasim Nuñez SS 4 0 1 2 0 0 .224
Keibert Ruiz C 4 0 0 0 0 1 .194
Totals 35 5 8 5 2 9
Pitcher
Cade Cavalli (L, 0-1) 1.1 3 4 4 3 2 0 48 4.60
Paxton Schultz 2.2 2 1 1 0 4 1 35 1.93
Jackson Rutledge 1.1 6 7 7 2 2 0 44 47.25
Brad Lord 0.2 3 3 3 1 1 1 22 5.68
Orlando Ribalta 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 14 0.00
Joey Wiemer 1.0 2 1 1 1 0 0 21 9.00

Pittsburgh Pirates

Batter
Oneil Cruz CF 3 3 2 3 2 0 .355
Billy Cook CF 1 0 1 0 0 0 .250
Brandon Lowe 2B 5 2 3 5 0 0 .259
Bryan Reynolds DH 4 1 3 4 0 1 .290
Joey Bart DH 0 0 0 1 0 0 .105
Ryan O'Hearn RF 5 1 1 1 0 3 .321
Nick Gonzales 3B 0 0 0 0 1 0 .267
Nick Yorke RF 6 0 0 0 0 2 .289
Spencer Horwitz 1B 4 2 2 1 1 0 .244
Konnor Griffin SS 4 2 1 1 1 2 .152
Jake Mangum LF 4 2 1 0 1 0 .212
Henry Davis C 4 3 2 0 1 1 .229
Totals 40 16 16 16 7 9
Pitcher
Paul Skenes (W, 3-1) 6.0 1 1 1 1 6 1 88 4.00
José Urquidy 1.0 6 4 4 0 0 1 31 8.53
Evan Sisk 2.0 1 0 0 1 3 0 31 0.00

Game info

Weather
79 degrees, Partly Cloudy
Wind
14 mph, Out To LF
First pitch
6:42 PM
Time of game
2:54
Attendance
11,532
Umpires
Home Plate: Sean Barber, First Base: John Libka, Second Base: James Hoye, Third Base: D.J. Reyburn

2026 season series

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