Jared Jones strikes out 9 in Pirates' 7-3 win over Nationals
By WES CROSBY
Posted 9/8/24
Jared Jones cruised through seven innings, striking out nine, as the Pittsburgh Pirates beat the Washington Nationals 7-3 for a split of the four-game series. Jones allowed two runs and four hits, …
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Jared Jones strikes out 9 in Pirates' 7-3 win over Nationals
Pittsburgh Pirates starting pitcher Jared Jones delivers during the second inning of a baseball game against the Washington Nationals in Pittsburgh, Sunday, Sept. 8, 2024. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar)
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By WES CROSBY
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Jared Jones cruised through seven innings, striking out nine, as the Pittsburgh Pirates beat the Washington Nationals 7-3 on Sunday for a split of the four-game series.
Jones (6-7) allowed two runs and four hits, all coming in the first two innings. The 23-year-old rookie right-hander retired 16 straight to end his outing, striking out five of the final six.
CJ Abrams led off the game with a homer to right-center, his 19th, for a lead that was erased when the Pirates scored four runs in the bottom half.
Joey Bart sent a liner to left off a cutter from Patrick Corbin (5-13), a two-run home run for his 13th of the season. Billy Cook, who was 2 for 4 in his major league debut after being selected from Triple-A Indianapolis, then dropped a two-run double just inside the left-field line.
Corbin worked six innings, surrendering seven runs and 10 hits with five strikeouts.
Andrew McCutchen led off the third with his 19th home run, sent 397 feet to the left-field bleachers, after Jacob Young cut into the Pirates’ lead with an RBI single in the second.
Alika Williams led off Pittsburgh’s half of the fourth with a double and beat a throw from second baseman Luis García Jr. to score on a fielder’s choice from Bryan Reynolds.
Michael A. Taylor pushed the lead to five runs on a leadoff home run in the sixth, driven 419 feet to left-center off Corbin’s slider for his 100th in the majors.
Andrés Chaparro hit an RBI double off Pirates reliever Carmen Mlodzinski in the ninth.
TRAINER’S ROOM
Pirates: C Henry Davis was placed on the 10-day injured list, retroactive to Sept. 5, with left hand inflammation. The 24-year-old first overall draft pick from 2021 has hit .191 with eight home runs and 29 RBIs in two major-league seasons, including .144 with one homer and five RBIs in 37 games this season.
UP NEXT
Nationals: LHP MacKenzie Gore (8-11, 4.32 ERA) will start Tuesday, the first of a two-game home set against the Braves. RHP Reynaldo López (8-5, 2.04 ERA) is in line to start for Atlanta.
Pirates: Rookie RHP Paul Skenes (9-2, 2.13) will take the mound Monday to start a three-game series against Miami. RHP Valente Bellozo (2-2, 3.78) will go for the Marlins.
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