PITTSBURGH (Interstat) — Carmen Mlodzinski tossed six scoreless innings to lead the Pittsburgh Pirates to a 2-0 victory over the Washington Nationals on Wednesday at PNC Park.

Pittsburgh scored both runs in the first inning on RBI singles by Marcell Ozuna and Nick Gonzales. Mlodzinski allowed just two hits and struck out five to earn the win. Jake Irvin took the loss for Washington, yielding two runs over five innings.

Dennis Santana worked a perfect ninth for his second save. The Nationals managed only three hits total before a crowd of 11,244. The Pirates improved to 11-7, while the Nationals fell to 8-10.