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Washington Tops Pittsburgh 6-5 - Recap

Washington moneyline bettors cashed on Friday courtesy of a 6-5 win against the Pittsburgh Pirates at Nationals Park.

The Nationals were a -110 underdog in the win. The combined score went OVER the total, which closed at 8.5.

PJ Poulin earned the victory for the Nationals, throwing 1 innings of work, striking out 2, walking 0, and allowing 0 hits and 0 earned runs. That effort was supported by 2 RBIs from Dylan Crews in the win.

Pittsburgh's starting pitcher Mitch Keller worked 5.1 innings, giving up 4 hits and 2 earned runs while striking out 4 in the loss. They got 2 hits from Spencer Horwitz in a losing cause.

Pittsburgh enjoyed an edge at the plate with a 10-8 advantage in hits.

The game was closed out by Jose A. Ferrer who got the final outs in the victory. He allowed 3 hits, 1 walks and fanned 1 batters to earn the save.