Proud Pirates stress 'significance' of their 5-0 start

WASHINGTON -- Let other folks downplay the way the Pittsburgh Pirates have begun 2024. Manager Derek Shelton is thrilled that his club is 5-0 for the first time in 41 years -- and has scored at least a half-dozen runs each time out this deep into a season for the first time in at least 124 years. "There's significance to getting off to a good start," Shelton said Monday night after the Pirates beat the host Washington Nationals 8-4 to follow up a four-game series sweep at the Miami Marlins....