Sep 3, 2015; Washington, DC, USA; Washington Nationals starting pitcher Jordan Zimmermann (27) pitches during the second inning against the Atlanta Braves at Nationals Park. Mandatory Credit: Tommy Gilligan-USA TODAY Sports
MILWAUKEE — Taylor Jungmann allowed just one run over six innings and Domingo Santana hit a late home run as the Milwaukee Brewers finished a three-game sweep of the Pittsburgh Pirates with a 5-3 victory Thursday night at Miller Park.
Jungmann won for the third time in his last four starts, holding the Pirates to three hits and two walks with three strikeouts.
Jordy Mercer had two doubles, walked and scored twice but the Pirates went 2-for-10 with runners in scoring position.
Pirates starter Francisco Liriano went just five innings and allowed four runs on seven hits and five walks while striking out four.
White Sox 6, Twins 4
MINNEAPOLIS — J.B. Shuck’s pinch-hit, two-run triple in the top of the seventh inning was the difference as the Chicago White Sox beat Minnesota.
With two on and the Sox trailing by a run, Shuck pinch-hit for Tyler Saladino and ripped a 1-1 offering from Twins reliever Casey Fien into the left-center-field gap, scoring Alexei Ramirez and Geovany Soto.
White Sox pitcher Jeff Samardzija earned the win, allowing four runs on five hits and four walks in 6 1/3 innings. He struck out four.
Nationals 15, Braves 1
WASHINGTON — Hot-hitting Ryan Zimmerman had three hits, including two doubles, and drove in four runs and every starter either had a hit or drove in a run as Washington crushed Atlanta in the first of a four-game series.
Zimmerman now has six hits and seven RBIs in his last two games, with two homers and three doubles. He has 37 RBIs since coming off the disabled list July 28.
The beneficiary of the offensive outburst was Jordan Zimmerman, who won his fourth start in a row and has not lost at home since June 17. He allowed two hits and one run in six innings with five strikeouts and four walks.
