PITTSBURGH -- Ian Desmond hit a pair of run-scoring singles to lead Washington to a 5-2 victory over the Pittsburgh Pirates on Sunday, snapping the Nationals four-game losing streak. Lonnie Walker Jersey . Desmond singled in the first inning to put the Nationals ahead 2-0 then made it 5-1 with his single in the seventh, helping end the Pirates four-game winning streak. Denard Span and Jayson Werth also had two hits for the Nationals, who scored just seven runs during their skid. Doug Fister (2-1) allowed one run and six hits in 5 1-3 innings with four strikeouts and no walks. He has given up two runs in 17 1-3 innings in his past three starts. Rafael Soriano pitched a perfect ninth for his 11th save. Francisco Liriano (0-5) is winless in 14 consecutive regular-season starts, dating to last Sept. 10 when he won at Texas. He gave up four runs, six hits and four walks in five innings while striking out five. Neil Walker had three hits for the Pirates. Josh Harrison hit his third home run and Ike Davis also had two hits. Cincy Powell Jersey . -- The Atlanta Braves are facing the possibility of losing another pitcher for the season after general manager Frank Wren said Saturday that Cory Gearrin has a serious injury to his right elbow. Jakob Poeltl Jersey . Fielder ended 4-for-5 with a solo homer, while Avila was 4-for-4 with two runs scored for the Tigers, who put the brakes on a three-game skid and rebounded from a loss in Mondays opener. Victor Martinez and Austin Jackson both contributed two hits, an RBI and a run scored as Detroit maintained its healthy lead atop the AL Central. https://www.cheapspurs.com/1316j-quinndary-weatherspoon-jersey-spurs.html .C. -- The Carolina Hurricanes have activated defenceman Joni Pitkanen from injured reserve.Oakmont is expected to cause the players problems at this weeks US Open, but Bubba Watson found a unique way to deal with the courses brutal layout. A number of the worlds top players expressed how difficult they expect the Pittsburgh venue to play when the tournament gets underway on Thursday, with Watson one of those to have already experienced problems.The world No 4 found the rough during his practice round in glorious conditions on Tuesday, but created a novel way of attacking the pin. The course has been labelled as brutal by a number of players After mis-hitting his chip from just off the green, the two-time major champion had far more joy when he caught his ball and threw it in the direction of the dancefloor. Tom Nissalke Jersey. Although his effort would have fallen foul of the rules once the tournament gets underway, it proved effective as he watched his ball trickle down the slope and in to the cup.He posted a video of the shot to his Instagram account, with the message: Working on my short game. Click on the video above to see his trickery for yourself!Watch the US Open throughout the week live on Sky Sports 4 - your home of golf. Also See: McGinley: Weather a key factor Discipline key, says McIlroy ' ' '