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04/15 20:08 CDT Carmen Mlodzinski tosses 6 dominant innings as the Pirates top
the Nationals 2-0
Carmen Mlodzinski tosses 6 dominant innings as the Pirates top the Nationals 2-0
By WILL GRAVES
AP Sports Writer
PITTSBURGH (AP) --- Carmen Mlodzinski allowed two hits over a career-high six
innings and the Pittsburgh Pirates edged the Washington Nationals 2-0 on
Wednesday night.
Mlodzinski (1-0) took over for opener Mason Montgomery in the second and struck
out five against two walks to lower his ERA to 1.77. Dennis Santana worked the
ninth for his second save.
Ryan O'Hearn had three hits for the Pirates, who have won 10 of 14. Marcell
Ozuna and Nick Gonzales had first-inning RBI singles against Jake Irvin (1-2),
and it proved to be enough as four pitchers combined for Pittsburgh's second
shutout in less than a week.
Mlodzinski began this season as a full-fledged starter for the first time in
his four-year career after bouncing between the rotation and the bullpen last
season.
While he was excellent through his first three turns in 2026, manager Don Kelly
opted to give the ball to the left-handed Montgomery in the first inning on
Wednesday in hopes of dealing with the left-hand-heavy top of Washington's
lineup while also allowing Mlodzinski to work deeper into the game.
Montgomery allowed a one-out double to Curtis Mead. Mead advanced to third on a
groundout but stopped there after Montgomery fanned Brady House to end the
inning.
It would be as close as the Nationals, whose 99 runs through 17 games coming in
were tied for the best offensive start in franchise history, would get to
scoring all night.
Mlodzinski entered in the top of the second and hit CJ Abrams before settling
down. His only real spot of trouble came in the fifth, when a single and a walk
put two on with one out. He retired James Wood on a long flyout to left and
then forced Mead into a grounder to third to end the threat.
Up next The four-game series wraps up on Thursday. Foster Griffin (2-0, 1.76 ERA) starts for the Nationals against Pittsburgh's Braxton Ashcraft (1-1, 2.12). ___ AP MLB: https://apnews.com/hub/mlb |
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