Wednesday, July 24th, 2013 6:05PM CST
Pittsburgh secured a 4-2 victory over Washington, led by a strong pitching performance from Pirates left-hander Francisco Liriano. Liriano shut down the struggling and depleted Nationals lineup, allowing no hits until the sixth inning. The crucial hit for Pittsburgh was a home run struck by Pedro Alvarez off Washington's Stephen Strasburg, who was dominant for the rest of his outing.
Date: Wednesday, July 24th, 2013
Time: 6:05PM CST
Stadium: Nationals Park
Location: Washington, District of Columbia
Attendance: 33,636
| Innings: | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
WSH |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
PIT |
0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |

Home Runs: J Werth (15, 9th inning off J Wilson 1 on, 0 Out)
Runs Batted In: J Werth 2 (41)
Sacrifice Hit: K Suzuki
Ground Into Double Play: D Span
Team Left On Base: 5
Team Runners Left In Scoring Position: 0-3 (J Werth 0-1, A Rendon 0-1, S Hairston 0-1)
Runners Left In Scoring Position With 2 Outs: J Werth 1; A Rendon 1

First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced: S Strasburg 12-27; D Storen 2-5; F Abad 3-3
Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes: S Strasburg 20-19-26-15; D Storen 3-2-7-3; F Abad 2-2-0-2
Ground Balls-Fly Balls: S Strasburg 6-6; D Storen 0-1; F Abad 1-0
Game Scores: S Strasburg 86

Errors: A Rendon (10, ground ball)

Doubles: N Walker (12, D Storen)
Home Runs: P Alvarez (26, 2nd inning off S Strasburg 0 on, 0 Out)
Runs Batted In: P Alvarez (64), N Walker (28), M McKenry 2 (12)
2-out Runs Batted In: M McKenry 2
Team Left On Base: 4
Team Runners Left In Scoring Position: 1-4 (C Barmes 0-1, A McCutchen 0-1, M McKenry 1-1, G Sanchez 0-1)
Runners Left In Scoring Position With 2 Outs: C Barmes 1

Pitcher Notes: J Wilson pitched to 2 batters in the 9th
Intentional Walks: P Alvarez (By D Storen)
Hit By Pitch: J Tabata (By F Abad)
First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced: F Liriano 23-28; J Wilson 1-3; M Melancon 1-3
Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes: F Liriano 20-14-19-17; J Wilson 2-0-5-2; M Melancon 2-2-0-2
Ground Balls-Fly Balls: F Liriano 6-9; J Wilson 0-1; M Melancon 2-0
Game Scores: F Liriano 80

Double Plays: 1 (N Walker-G Sanchez)
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