Oneil Cruz Hits First Grand Slam In Pirates Win

April 16, 2025 4:30 am

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Oneil Cruz hit his first career grand slam to help Bailey Falter and the Pittsburgh Pirates beat the Washington Nationals 6-1. Henry Davis also connected for Pittsburgh, which had dropped four of five. Isiah Kiner-Falefa had two hits and scored run. Falter allowed two hits in seven scoreless innings. Washington wasted a sharp performance by Mitchell Parker, who tossed six innings of one-run ball. The Nationals scored their only run on Alex Call’s sacrifice fly in the ninth.