Anthony Rendon started the scoring in the fifth, with a two-out, two-run home run to left field off of right-hander Joe Musgrove, and the Washington Nationals added three in the sixth (two of them on bases-loaded walks) as they cruised to a 5-1 win over Pittsburgh’s Pirates to set up a rubber match in the series finale tomorrow afternoon at 12:35 PM EDT in PNC Park (which is only available on Facebook, we’re warning you right now).
Hellickson vs the Pirates: Jeremy Hellickson was unbeaten in his first nine starts with the Nationals (2-0) with a 2.