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Washington Nationals vs Pittsburgh Pirates Wrap - Washington Wins 3-0

Washington's pitching staff did its job for UNDER bettors, holding Pittsburgh scoreless in a 3-0 victory on Tuesday at PNC Park.

The Nationals were a +105 underdog in the win. The combined score dipped UNDER the total, which closed at 8.5.

Jake Irvin earned the victory for the Nationals, throwing 7 innings of work, striking out 6, walking 1, and allowing 3 hits and 0 earned runs. That effort was supported by 2 RBIs from Nasim Nunez in the win.

Pittsburgh got a 1-inning outing from Ryan Borucki in the loss. He gave up 0 earned runs, 0 walks and 0 hits in his time on the mound, while Jack Suwinski had 2 hits in the loss for the Pirates.

The battle of the bats favored Washington as they had 8 hits, while Pittsburgh only had 4.

The game was closed out by Kyle Finnegan who got the final outs in the victory. He allowed 0 hits, 0 walks and fanned 2 batters to earn the save.