WASHINGTON -- For the first time in this four-game series, the Pirates did a nice job handling the one-two punch of Bryce Harper and Matt Adams that helped carry the Washington Nationals to wins in the first three games.
What they couldn't figure out is how to keep Wilmer Difo off the base paths. And the usually light-hitting middle infielder-turned-third baseman will haunt the Pirates all the way on their flight to Milwaukee for their next series, which starts Friday.
Trevor Williams cruised through five innings in Thursday afternoon's matinee, allowing just two baserunners, Matt Wieters and Difo, to reach base.
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