The Pittsburgh Pirates win streak is no more, as A.J. Burnett struggled out of the gate. The Nationals scored three runs in the first three innings of the game and they never looked back, beating the Pirates by a score of 4-1.
Going into the game, two factors seemed to – at the very least – give the Pirates an excellent chance at winning. Rookie Joe Ross was on the hill and Bryce Harper was to sit after a mild hamstring strain the night before. Yet the Nationals offense was shot out of the cannon early in this one, All in all, the Nationals would collect 14 hits off of Burnett, who gutted out 6.