Trevor Williams was outstanding for five innings, but in the end he couldn’t keep the ball out of the seats. The Pirates’ hitters, meanwhile, flailed helplessly for nine innings and Washington took a 3-1 victory. That left the Pirates victims of a four-game sweep by an NL Eastern Division team for the second time in two weeks.
Williams had an easy time of it through nearly all of the first five innings. The Nats reached base only in the third, getting two runners on with one out and Bryce Harper up. Williams fanned Harper and retired Trea Turner to end the threat.