Patrick Corbin tossed a scoreless first against the Pittsburgh Pirates, then came back out for the second with a 5-0 lead and cruised through six scoreless before he finally gave up a run in the seventh, in what was a 6-1 game at that point.
Corbin ended up going 8 1⁄3 with just one run allowed.
Yan Gomes hit a big grand slam for the Nationals in the home-half of the first inning, and Washington won their third straight overall, 8-1 final.
Corbin vs PIT: Patrick Corbin gave up three hits, four walks, and three runs in five innings of work last time out before tonight, in what ended up a 9-7 win over the Rays in Tampa Bay in which he received no decision.