{"id":676625,"date":"2026-04-16T01:42:20","date_gmt":"2026-04-16T01:42:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/676625\/"},"modified":"2026-04-16T01:42:20","modified_gmt":"2026-04-16T01:42:20","slug":"pirates-blank-nationals-with-pitch-perfect-plan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/676625\/","title":{"rendered":"Pirates blank Nationals with pitch-perfect plan"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>This article originally appeared on <a href=\"https:\/\/pittsburghbaseballnow.com\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:PGHBaseballNOW.com.;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;PGHBaseballNOW.com.&quot;}\" class=\"link \">PGHBaseballNOW.com.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wpxi.com\/sports\/pirates\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Pittsburgh Pirates;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Pittsburgh Pirates&quot;}\" class=\"link \">Pittsburgh Pirates<\/a> flawlessly executed a pitching plan with an effective first inning from Mason Montgomery, followed by six shutout innings from Carmen Mlodzinski in a 2-0 win over the Washington Nationals at PNC Park on Wednesday night.<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p>Scoring Plays<\/p>\n<p>Bottom 1st, 2-0 PIT: The Pirates (11-7) struck for two runs against Nats starter Jake Irvin (1-2). Marcell Ozuna plated Bryan Reynolds with a base hit to right field and Nick Gonzales legged out an infield single, which allowed Ryan O\u2019Hearn to score from third base.<\/p>\n<p>Key Moments<\/p>\n<p>The two Pirates\u2019 runs in the first inning came thanks to a two-out rally. After Oneil Cruz and Brandon Lowe struck out to start things off, five straight Pirates reached. 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