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Washington Nationals at Pittsburgh Pirates

PNC Park, Pittsburgh Regular Season Final

Final score

The Washington Nationals beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 5–4 on Tuesday, April 14, 2026 on the road.

Team Runs 2026 record
Washington Nationals 5 77-85
at Pittsburgh Pirates 4 82-80

Line score

Team
Washington Nationals 3 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 5 9 2
Pittsburgh Pirates 1 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 4 8 0
  • W: Mitchell Parker (1-0)
  • L: Mitch Keller (1-1)
  • S: Gus Varland

Home runs

  • Washington Nationals: CJ Abrams (6)
  • Pittsburgh Pirates: Brandon Lowe (7), Joey Bart (1)

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

Scoring plays

Inning Team Play Score
Top 1st Washington Nationals Brady House singles on a ground ball to center fielder Oneil Cruz. James Wood scores. Luis García Jr. to 2nd. 1–0
Top 1st Washington Nationals Daylen Lile singles on a line drive to center fielder Oneil Cruz. Luis García Jr. scores. Brady House to 3rd. 2–0
Top 1st Washington Nationals CJ Abrams singles on a line drive to center fielder Oneil Cruz. Brady House scores. Daylen Lile to 2nd. 3–0
Bottom 1st Pittsburgh Pirates Brandon Lowe homers (7) on a fly ball to right center field. 3–1
Top 3rd Washington Nationals CJ Abrams homers (6) on a fly ball to right field. 4–1
Top 4th Washington Nationals Luis García Jr. singles on a ground ball to right fielder Ryan O'Hearn. Nasim Nuñez scores. James Wood to 3rd. 5–1
Bottom 4th Pittsburgh Pirates Marcell Ozuna doubles (1) on a sharp line drive to left fielder Daylen Lile. Brandon Lowe scores. Bryan Reynolds to 3rd. 5–2
Bottom 4th Pittsburgh Pirates Nick Gonzales grounds out, second baseman Nasim Nuñez to first baseman Luis García Jr. Bryan Reynolds scores. Marcell Ozuna to 3rd. 5–3
Bottom 5th Pittsburgh Pirates Joey Bart homers (1) on a fly ball to left center field. 5–4

Box score

Washington Nationals

Batter
James Wood RF 3 1 0 0 2 3 .265
Joey Wiemer RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 .364
Luis García Jr. 1B 2 1 1 1 1 0 .255
Curtis Mead 1B 2 0 0 0 0 0 .241
Brady House DH 4 1 2 1 0 1 .267
Daylen Lile LF 4 0 1 1 0 1 .284
CJ Abrams SS 4 1 3 2 0 0 .356
Jacob Young CF 4 0 0 0 0 2 .265
Jorbit Vivas 3B 3 0 1 0 0 1 .333
Drew Millas C 3 0 0 0 0 0 .120
José Tena PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 .308
Keibert Ruiz C 0 0 0 0 0 0 .194
Nasim Nuñez 2B 3 1 0 0 1 0 .212
Totals 33 5 9 5 4 8
Pitcher
PJ Poulin 1.0 2 1 1 0 1 1 25 4.50
Miles Mikolas 3.1 3 3 3 2 0 1 49 11.49
Mitchell Parker (W, 1-0) 2.0 2 0 0 0 5 0 46 0.00
Cionel Pérez (H, 3) 1.0 0 0 0 1 0 0 10 8.22
Clayton Beeter (H, 2) 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 3.24
Gus Varland (S, 2) 1.0 1 0 0 1 1 0 19 4.50

Pittsburgh Pirates

Batter
Oneil Cruz CF 5 0 0 0 0 3 .328
Brandon Lowe 2B 2 2 1 1 1 1 .268
Nick Yorke 3B 2 0 0 0 0 0 .275
Bryan Reynolds RF 3 1 1 0 1 1 .292
Ryan O'Hearn 1B 3 0 0 0 1 0 .305
Marcell Ozuna DH 4 0 2 1 0 0 .106
Nick Gonzales 2B 4 0 0 1 0 1 .245
Spencer Horwitz 1B 2 0 0 0 0 0 .233
Jake Mangum LF 2 0 1 0 0 0 .229
Konnor Griffin SS 4 0 2 0 0 0 .189
Joey Bart C 3 1 1 1 1 1 .136
Billy Cook PR 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250
Totals 34 4 8 4 4 7
Pitcher
Mitch Keller (L, 1-1) 4.0 6 5 5 4 3 1 90 2.86
Yohan Ramírez 2.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 26 1.54
Mason Montgomery 1.0 1 0 0 0 2 0 18 6.14
Isaac Mattson 2.0 2 0 0 0 1 0 33 1.69

Game info

Weather
68 degrees, Cloudy
Wind
10 mph, Varies
First pitch
6:58 PM
Time of game
3:08 (:18 delay)
Attendance
9,423
Umpires
Home Plate: John Libka, First Base: James Hoye, Second Base: D.J. Reyburn, Third Base: Sean Barber

2026 season series

Matchup Status Details
Washington Nationals 5 at Pittsburgh Pirates 16 Final Game page
Washington Nationals 5 at Pittsburgh Pirates 4 Final Game page
Washington Nationals 0 at Pittsburgh Pirates 2 Final Game page
Washington Nationals 8 at Pittsburgh Pirates 7 Final (10) Game page
Pittsburgh Pirates 5 at Washington Nationals 9 Final Game page
Pittsburgh Pirates 7 at Washington Nationals 1 Final Game page
Pittsburgh Pirates 11 at Washington Nationals 5 Final Game page

Other MLB games on Apr 14

Matchup Status Details
Arizona Diamondbacks 4 at Baltimore Orioles 3 Final Game page
Chicago Cubs 10 at Philadelphia Phillies 4 Final Game page
Kansas City Royals 1 at Detroit Tigers 2 Final Game page
San Francisco Giants 1 at Cincinnati Reds 2 Final Game page
Los Angeles Angels 7 at New York Yankees 1 Final Game page
Miami Marlins 5 at Atlanta Braves 6 Final Game page
Boston Red Sox 0 at Minnesota Twins 6 Final Game page
Toronto Blue Jays 9 at Milwaukee Brewers 7 Final (10) Game page
Tampa Bay Rays 8 at Chicago White Sox 5 Final Game page
Cleveland Guardians 5 at St. Louis Cardinals 6 Final (10) Game page
Colorado Rockies 6 at Houston Astros 7 Final Game page
Seattle Mariners 1 at San Diego Padres 4 Final Game page
Texas Rangers 1 at Athletics 2 Final Game page
New York Mets 1 at Los Angeles Dodgers 2 Final Game page

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