Paolo Espino earns a win 15 years in the making as Nationals sweep Pirates

To earn his first career win, Washington Nationals right-hander Paolo Espino toiled for 15 years since he was drafted, made 342 appearances in the minors, threw in this odd place, then the next one, while his family in Panama hung on each pitch — hoping their husband, dad and son would stick. In other words, in only the 29th appearance of a career spent on the margins, Espino earned this.