Ashcraft wins 4th straight start as Pirates topple Nationals 7-1‎

Braxton Ashcraft won his fourth consecutive start and the Pittsburgh Pirates defeated the Washington Nationals 7-1 on Saturday. Henry Davis and Brandon Lowe both drove in two runs for Pittsburgh, which got back to .500 at 45-45 after dropping three of its past four. Pirates rookie Konnor Griffin stole home as part of a double steal with two outs in the first inning to open the scoring.