Oneil Cruz hit his first career grand slam to lead the Pittsburgh Pirates to a 6-1 victory over the Washington Nationals. Bailey Falter pitched seven scoreless innings for the Pirates, while Henry Davis and Isiah Kiner-Falefa contributed offensively for Pittsburgh. Mitchell Parker pitched well for the Nationals, but they were only able to score one run on Alex Call's sacrifice fly in the ninth inning.
The Pirates took the lead with Davis' solo home run in the fifth and extended it with a broken-bat groundout by Davis in the seventh. Cruz's grand slam in the seventh inning sealed the win for Pittsburgh. The game saw a contentious moment in the seventh when the benches cleared after a pitch went near Andrew McCutchen's head. López, the Nationals pitcher, was ejected for his actions. Washington struggled offensively, finishing with only three hits in the game. Next, the Nationals will face the Pirates with Trevor Williams pitching for Washington and Andrew Heaney for Pittsburgh.