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Pirates get to Scherzer, top Nationals 7-5

Pittsburgh Pirates' Gregory Polanco, rear, celebrates with teammate Jaff Decker after hitting a two-run home run off Washington Nationals starting pitcher Max Scherzer in the fifth inning of a baseball game in Pittsburgh, Friday, July 24, 2015. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar)
Pittsburgh Pirates' Gregory Polanco, rear, celebrates with teammate Jaff Decker after hitting a two-run home run off Washington Nationals starting pitcher Max Scherzer in the fifth inning of a baseball game in Pittsburgh, Friday, July 24, 2015. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar) Pittsburgh Pirates' Gregory Polanco, rear, celebrates with teammate Jaff Decker after hitting a two-run home run off Washington Nationals starting pitcher Max Scherzer in the fifth inning of a baseball game in Pittsburgh, Friday, July 24, 2015. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar)

PITTSBURGH (AP) – Gregory Polanco homered and drove in three runs as the Pittsburgh Pirates exacted some measure revenge against Max Scherzer and the Washington Nationals in a 7-5 win on Friday night.

Just over a month after Scherzer no-hit the Pirates, Pittsburgh touched Washington’s ace for five runs in five innings before putting it away against reliever Sammy Solis (1-1). Neil Walker and Pedro Alvarez also homered off Scherzer, the most home runs Scherzer has given up in a game in nearly four years.

Vance Worley (4-5) picked up the win in relief. Mark Melancon worked around two hits in the ninth for his major-league leading 31st save.

Tyler Moore drove in two for the Nationals and Ian Desmond homered for the second straight night, but Washington couldn’t rally on a rare off night by Scherzer.