PITTSBURGH (Interstat) — Paul Skenes delivered six strong innings and the Pittsburgh Pirates exploded for 10 runs in the sixth to rout the Washington Nationals 16-5 on Monday night at PNC Park.

Skenes allowed one hit and one earned run while striking out six to earn the win. The Pirates sent 14 batters to the plate in the sixth, highlighted by a three-run triple from Bryan Reynolds and a three-run homer from Brandon Lowe, who finished with five RBIs.

Washington’s Cade Cavalli took the loss. Jacob Young hit a two-run homer for the Nationals in the seventh. Attendance was 11,532. The game took 2 hours, 54 minutes.