Nats get one in Pittsburgh. The Nats came back from a 2-1 defeciet to beat the Bucs by a score of 5-3.


Pitching:

Starter Collin Ballester pitched 5.2 innings and giving up 2 runs. But Sean Burnett picked up the victory in relief and Mike MacDougal picked up his 7th save of the year.

Batting:

Josh Willingham was the star with two extra base hits including a homer and a double that produced three RBI.

Box Score:

http://washington.nationals.mlb.com/news/boxscore.jsp?gid=2009_08_02_wasmlb_pitmlb_1


Record: The Nats improve to 33-72 and continue to be in last place of the NL East.


Next Game:

The Nats finish their four game set at Pittsburgh as Garret Mock will take on the Pirates' Charlie Morton at 7:05pm.