Oneil Cruz hit a leadoff home run, Andrew Heaney pitched 7 1/3 innings and the Pittsburgh Pirates beat the Washington Nationals 1-0.

Oneil Cruz hit a leadoff home run, Andrew Heaney pitched 7 1/3 innings and the Pittsburgh Pirates beat the Washington Nationals 1-0 on Thursday. Cruz hit a grand slam in Wednesday’s 6-1 win and has four home runs this season.

Oneil Cruz unleashed a cathartic seventh-inning grand slam just one frame after tensions boiled over between the Pittsburgh Pirates and Nationals, powering the Buccos to a 6-1 victory in a game that saw benches clear and Washington reliever Jorge Lopez ejected.