Wednesday, April 15, 2026
Washington Nationals at Pittsburgh Pirates
WSH
Washington Nationals
8-10 · L1
PIT
Pittsburgh Pirates
11-7 · W1
Pittsburgh Pirates beat Washington Nationals 2-0 at PNC Park. Carmen Mlodzinski earned the win; Jake Irvin took the loss. Dennis Santana recorded the save.
The Pittsburgh Pirates blanked the Washington Nationals 2-0 at PNC Park, getting first-inning RBI singles from Marcell Ozuna and Nick Gonzales to provide all the offense. Carmen Mlodzinski earned the win while Dennis Santana locked down the save, as Jake Irvin took the loss for Washington.
Ryan O'Hearn paced Pittsburgh's offense with a 3-for-4 performance and scored one run.
Marcell Ozuna and Nick Gonzales each drove in a run with first-inning singles to stake the Pirates to an early lead.
Carmen Mlodzinski picked up the win while Dennis Santana recorded the save in the shutout victory.
Linescore
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WSH | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| PIT | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 2 | 5 | 0 |
Scoring Summary
Marcell Ozuna singles on a line drive to right fielder James Wood. Bryan Reynolds scores. Ryan O'Hearn to 3rd.
Nick Gonzales singles on a ground ball to shortstop CJ Abrams. Ryan O'Hearn scores. Marcell Ozuna to 2nd.
Key Performers
Nick Gonzales
PIT
1-4, 1 RBI
Marcell Ozuna
PIT
1-4, 1 RBI
Ryan O'Hearn
PIT
3-4, 1 R
CJ Abrams
WSH
1-1, 1 2B
Batting
| WSH | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brady House 3B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
| CJ Abrams SS | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | - |
| Nasim Nuñez PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Drew Millas C | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Jorbit Vivas 2B | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
| Joey Wiemer CF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
| Curtis Mead 1B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
| Daylen Lile LF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
| José Tena 2B | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
| James Wood RF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | - |
| Keibert Ruiz C | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Luis García Jr. DH | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | - |
| Totals | 30 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 8 |
| PIT | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nick Yorke 3B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Spencer Horwitz 1B | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
| Brandon Lowe 2B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
| Bryan Reynolds RF | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | - |
| Oneil Cruz CF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | - |
| Billy Cook LF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Henry Davis C | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Konnor Griffin SS | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Ryan O'Hearn RF | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
| Nick Gonzales SS | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | - |
| Marcell Ozuna DH | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | - |
| Totals | 28 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 7 |
Pitching
| WSH | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | P-S | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Irvin, J (L, 1-2) | 5.0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 85-54 | 6.16 |
| Lord | 3.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 39-28 | 4.60 |
| Totals | 8.0 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 |
| PIT | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | P-S | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Montgomery, M | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 11-9 | 5.40 |
| Mlodzinski (W, 1-0) | 6.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 81-55 | 1.77 |
| Soto, G (H, 4) | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 15-9 | 0.93 |
| Santana, D (S, 2) | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21-12 | 1.00 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8 |