PITTSBURGH — This article originally appeared on PGHBaseballNOW.com.
For the second time in three games, the Pittsburgh Pirates were shut out in a 3-0 loss to the Washington Nationals on Tuesday night at PNC Park.
After scoring a season-high 10 runs in the first game of the series, Nats starter Jake Irvin and two relievers held the Pirates to four hits and prevented a runner from reaching third base.
The Pirates (6-12) will look to prove that Monday night’s performance wasn’t an anomaly against the Nationals (7-10) on Wednesday night after losing four of their last five games.
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