Pittsburgh Pirates vs Washington Nationals Live Streaming MLB Online July 1

Pittsburgh Pirates vs Washington Nationals Live Streaming MLB Online Saturday, July 2, 2011, 3:35 pm EDT

Pittsburgh Pirates' Brad Lincoln will face the team he made his first big league appearance against last season. Lincoln was tagged for five runs and seven hits in six innings, but didn’t receive a decision in the Pirates’ 7-5 loss in Washington on June 9, 2010. He was 1-4 with a 6.66 ERA in 11 games - nine starts - for the Pirates. Pirates' James MCDonald is 2-0 with a 3.22 ERA in his last four starts. He gave up two unearned runs and five hits over six innings Sunday, but committed one of the Pirates’ season high-tying four errors and didn’t get a decision in a 4-2 loss to Boston.

Washington Nationals totaled eight runs while losing Johnson’s first three games against the Los Angeles Angels. Nationals' Livan Hernandez didn’t get a decision in his next game, but beat the Chicago White Sox on Sunday. He had been 0-6 in eight starts before firing a three-hitter to beat St. Louis on June 15. He lost to Pittsburgh on April 23, dropping to 5-6 with a 5.55 ERA in 17 games against the Pirates. He allowed a run and eight hits in 6 2-3 innings as Washington won 2-1. Both Washington Nationals and Pittsburgh Pirates square off in a doubleheader in the nation’s capital.