MLB game between the Washington Nationals and the Pittsburgh Pirates
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4/17/20251 min read


The final score of yesterday's (April 16, 2025) MLB game between the Washington Nationals and the Pittsburgh Pirates was: Nationals: 1 Pirates: 6 Therefore, the Pittsburgh Pirates won the game. Here are some additional details from the game: The game was played at PNC Park in Pittsburgh. Pirates pitcher Bailey Falter pitched seven scoreless innings and earned the win. Nationals pitcher Mitchell Parker pitched six innings, allowing one run, and took the loss. Oneil Cruz hit his first career grand slam for the Pirates in the bottom of the seventh inning. Henry Davis also hit a solo home run for the Pirates. There was a benches-clearing incident in the seventh inning after Nationals pitcher Jorge López threw a pitch near Andrew McCutchen's head. López was ejected from the game and later suspended for three games. Nationals manager Dave Martinez was also suspended for one game due to the incident. The Nationals' only run came on a sacrifice fly by Alex Call in the ninth inning. Today, April 17, 2025, the Washington Nationals and the Pittsburgh Pirates played again. The final score of that game was: Nationals: 0 Pirates: 1 The Pittsburgh Pirates won today's game as well. Oneil Cruz hit a leadoff home run for the Pirates, and Andrew Heaney pitched 7 1/3 scoreless innings for the win.