SB Nation DC - Jason Marquis Gets Win No. 2 As Nationals Beat Pirates 8-1https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/community_logos/48897/dc-fave.png2010-09-05T17:33:18-04:00http://dc.sbnation.com/rss/stream/14351532010-09-05T17:33:18-04:002010-09-05T17:33:18-04:00Nationals Match Last Season's Win Total With 8-1 Win Over Pirates
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<p>Pittsburgh, PA (Sports Network) - <span>Ryan Zimmerman</span> went 2-for-5 and drove in four runs, as the <a href="https://www.federalbaseball.com/">Washington Nationals</a> handled the <a href="https://www.bucsdugout.com/">Pittsburgh Pirates</a>, 8-1, in the rubber match of a three-game set at PNC Park.</p>
<p><span>Adam Dunn</span> added a solo homer and knocked in two for Washington, which has won five of its last eight.</p>
<p><span>Jason Marquis</span> (2-7) earned the win for tossing six solid innings. The veteran right-hander allowed one run on six hits, struck out two and did not issue a walk.</p>
<p><span>Pedro Alvarez</span> accounted for the only offense with a homer for the Pirates, who have dropped seven of nine.</p>
<p><span>Charlie Morton</span> (1-11) lasted only 3 2/3 innings after yielding six runs -- two earned -- on eight hits with a pair of walks.</p>
<p>Zimmerman's RBI groundout in the first put the Nationals in front.</p>
<p>The Pirates stranded two runners in the second and third inning, before Dunn hammered a homer to right leading off the fourth. The next two batters singled and <span>Adam Kennedy</span> reached on a fielding error by first baseman<span>Garrett Jones</span> that brought in another.</p>
<p>Later in the inning with the bases loaded, <span>Ian Desmond</span> added an infield run- scoring single and Zimmerman followed with a two-run base hit to center to make it 6-0 and end Morton's outing. <span>Daniel McCutchen</span> entered and retired Dunn to end the inning.</p>
<p>Alvarez's solo homer in the home fourth got the Pirates on the board.</p>
<p>Run-scoring singles by Zimmerman and Dunn in the sixth put Washington ahead 8-1.</p>
<p>Pittsburgh loaded the bases with two outs in the bottom of the ninth, but <span>Neil Walker</span> bounced into a fielder's choice to end the game.</p>
<p>Washington swept a three-game set from the Pirates back in June ...The Nationals recalled right-hander <span>Collin Balester</span> from Triple-A Syracuse prior to the game...Marquis improved to 11-6 in 26 career appearances against Pittsburgh.</p>
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<p>(Sports Network) - A pair of struggling one-win pitchers square off today at PNC Park when the host <a href="https://www.bucsdugout.com/">Pittsburgh Pirates</a> and visiting <a href="https://www.federalbaseball.com/">Washington Nationals</a> meet in the rubber game of a three-game weekend series.</p>
<p>The Nationals dropped Friday's opener but came back to win game two on Saturday, as <span>Ivan Rodriguez</span> hit a two-run homer and knocked in four en route to a 9-2 verdict. <span>John Lannan</span> (7-6) struck out seven in seven strong innings, walked one and allowed a run on five hits to win for the fifth time in six starts for the Nationals, who snapped a three-game losing streak.</p>
<p><span>Ian Desmond</span> added three hits and an RBI to the win.</p>
<p><span>Paul Maholm</span>'s (7-14) troubles continued, as the southpaw slid to a fifth loss in six starts after surrendering eight hits and seven runs in 4 1/3 frames.</p>
<p><span>Andrew McCutchen</span>'s 13th home run of the season highlighted the Pirates' offense on the way to their sixth loss in the last eight games. Pittsburgh, which has not finished a season above .500 since 1992, has now lost at least 90 games for the sixth straight season.</p>
<p>New Jersey-born right-hander <span>Charlie Morton</span> gets the call for Pittsburgh with a chance to earn his first since early May. The 26-year-old defeated the <a href="https://www.bleedcubbieblue.com/">Chicago Cubs</a> to improve to 1-5 back on May 5, but has since gone 0-5 while also spending time in the minors.</p>
<p>He was recalled in time for an Aug. 29 outing at Milwaukee, in which he was ripped for nine hits and eight runs in just 3 1/3 innings of an 8-4 loss.</p>
<p>Morton, a third-round pick of the <a href="https://www.talkingchop.com/">Atlanta Braves</a> in 2002, lost his lone career start against Washington after allowing six hits and four runs in six innings.</p>
<p>For the Nationals, fellow former Atlanta draft pick <span>Jason Marquis</span> also aims for his second win of 2010. Marquis, a supplemental draft selection of the Braves in 1996, was a 15-game winner for Colorado last season before signing a deal with Washington as a free agent. It hasn't worked out so well on the East Coast, with Marquis battling injury and ineffectiveness while going 1-7 through eight starts.</p>
<p>He did win in his most recent outing, however, scattering seven hits and allowing three runs in 5 2/3 innings of a 9-3 triumph at Florida on Aug. 30. It was just the third time in eight starts that Marquis pitched at least five innings.</p>
<p>He is 10-6 lifetime against the Pirates in 25 appearances with a 3.66 earned run average.</p>
<p>Washington swept a three-game set from the Pirates back in June .</p>
https://dc.sbnation.com/2010/9/5/2320522/jason-marquis-goes-for-win-no-2-as-nationals-take-on-piratesMike Prada