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washington nationalsTanner Roark pitched into the ninth in a 6-0 Washington Nationals win over the Pittsburg Pirates on Saturday night.

Roark (9-5, 2.82 ERA, 1.17 WHIP) gave up five hits in eight-plus innings, striking out five and walking one.

Washington (56-36) is a season-high 20 games over .500, and the Nats have a seven-game lead in the NL East over the New York Mets and Miami Marlins, who are tied for second.

Stephen Drew (.263/.324/.568, 7 HR, 16 RBI) had three doubles and scored two runs. Drew started a second straight night in place of All-Star second baseman Daniel Murphy, who is recovering from a hamstring injury suffered in the All-Star game earlier this week.

Anthony Rendon (.255/.341/.412, 10 HR, 35 RBI) was 2-for-4 with a two-run homer.

Gerrit Cole (5-5, 3.11 ERA, 1.37 WHIP) took the loss for the Pirates (46-45), giving up five runs, four earned, on seven hits in four innings, striking out five and walking two.

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