Pirates Win 7-6 over Nationals

The Pittsburgh Pirates won the first game of a three game series with Washington Nationals tuesday night 7-6. Shawn Chacon(2-0) picked up the win and Ronny Paulino(5) and Jack Wilson(3) both hit home runs. Matt Capps got his 2nd save. The Pirates are now 25-33 and are now 7.5 games back of the Milwaukee Brewers. Xavier Nady had 4 RBI's. Zach Duke(2-6) is expected to pitch tonight for the Pirates in the second game of the series.