Oneil Cruz hit a leadoff home run, Andrew Heaney pitched 7 1/3 innings and the Pittsburgh Pirates beat the Washington Nationals 1-0.

Oneil Cruz hit his first career grand slam and Bailey Falter threw seven scoreless innings of two-hit ball as the Pittsburgh Pirates beat the visiting Washington Nationals 6-1 on Wednesday.

Pittsburgh Pirates slugger Oneil Cruz hit a game-winning home run on Thursday to beat the Washington Nationals, raising his stat line to historic levels through his first 17 games of the year. Per @OptaSTATS on social media: In 17 games this season for the @Pirates,