Times wires
Monday, May 16, 2011
Nationals 4, Pirates 2
WASHINGTON — Danny Espinosa broke out of an 8-for-73 slump with a two-run homer in the seventh to lead the Nationals. Espinosa drove the first pitch thrown by Pirates reliever Jose Ascanio into the leftfield bullpen, scoring Mike Morse, who had singled off starter Paul Maholm. Espinosa's 22 RBIs leads all rookies.