Garrett Jones, Andrew McCutchen hit back-to-back homers, lift Pirates

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    James McDonald tried a different approach in the bullpen. Garrett Jones figured it was finally time to go long against a lefty.

    McDonald ate up innings -- the way a first-game starter is supposed to do -- and Jones put his team ahead for good with a home run in the eighth Saturday as the Pittsburgh Pirates beat the Washington Nationals 5-3 in the opening game of their first doubleheader in the nation's capital since the 19th Century.

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