Washington 8, at Pittsburgh 7

PITTSBURGH (Interstat) — In a back-and-forth affair that defied pregame projections and required extra innings to decide, the Washington Nationals outlasted the Pittsburgh Pirates 8-7 in 10 innings on Thursday afternoon at PNC Park. The game, which lasted 3 hours and 30 minutes and was witnessed by 10,504 fans, saw the Nationals blow a four-run lead, surrender a game-tying run in the ninth, and then scratch across the decisive run in the 10th before slamming the door in the bottom half of the frame. Washington improved to 9-10 with the victory, while Pittsburgh fell to 11-8. The combined 15 runs… Read more...