The Pittsburgh Pirates moved back to the .500 mark Saturday evening with a 6-4 win over the Washington Nationals.
Backup catcher Andrew Knapp got the offensive rhythm started in the second inning with an RBI double to score Jake Marisnick and a Cole Tucker single to bring him home.
Starting pitcher Bryse Wilson kept the Buccos in the game, pitching one-run ball until the fifth inning before Juan Soto took him deep to tie the game. That ended Wilson’s night after 4.1 innings allowing four hits and two runs.
The Pirates responded in the bottom of the fifth with a Michael Chavis RBI single to take a 3-2 lead.