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James Wood's single in the 10th inning helped the Washington Nationals defeat the Pittsburgh Pirates 8-7. Clayton Beeter earned his first career win, while Orlando Ribalta secured his first save.
PITTSBURGH (AP) â James Wood singled to score automatic runner Jorbit Vivas in the 10th inning and the Washington Nationals beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 8-7 on Thursday. Reliever Clayton Beeter (1-0) got his first career win despite giving up the ninth-inning run that sent the game to an extra inning. Brandon Lowe hit an infield single to score Jake Mangum, who Beeter walked. Dennis Santana (2-1) pitched the top of the 10th for the Pirates. Orlando Ribalta earned his first career save. The Nationals scored four runs in the top of the fifth inning. Rookie shortstop Konnor Griffin had a throwing error that scored the first three. Luis GarcĂa Jr. grounded into a fielder's choice and Griffin was unable to tag second in time before he threw wildly to first base. Drew Millas, Vivas and Nasim Nuñez all scored. The Pirates challenged Nuñez's slide to second for any illegal contact, but the call was upheld. Garcia scored on a throwing error by Braxton Ashcraft. The Pirates responded in the bottom of the inning with four runs of their own. Oneil Cruz hit a double to score Billy Cook, and then Marcell Ozuna hit a three-run home run. Joey Wiemer doubled in the sixth to break the tie for the Nationals. Griffin hit his first career triple in the sixth to score a run.
James Wood singled in the 10th inning to score the automatic runner, leading to the Nationals' victory.
Clayton Beeter received the win, marking his first career victory despite allowing a run in the ninth inning.
The Nationals scored four runs due to a throwing error by Konnor Griffin and a fielder's choice by Luis GarcĂa Jr., which resulted in multiple runners crossing home plate.

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