PITTSBURGH — Bryan Reynolds hit a two-run home run after settling his arbitration case with $13.5 million, two-year contract, helping the Pittsburgh Pirates overcome a three-run deficit to beat the Washington Nationals 9-4 on Thursday night.

Daniel Vogelbach led off a game with a home run for the first time in the big leagues and matched his career high with four hits.

Reynolds, an All-Star centerfielder, tied the score 3-3 with a drive to right-center in a four-run third inning, and Kevin Newman hit a go-ahead, two-run double.

Roansy Contreras (1-0), a 22-year-old rookie right-hander, pitched three scoreless innings of one-hit relief to win his first big league decision. Pittsburgh starter JT Brubaker gave up four runs, five hits and four walks in 4 1/3 innings.

Joan Adon (0-2), a 23-year-old right-hander, allowed up six runs and nine hits in 4 2/3 innings in his third big league start.

Cole Tucker had three hits for Pittsburgh and Reynolds had two. Washington’s Yadiel Hernandez finished with three hits and Keibert Ruiz added two.

After Washington got within a run on Maikel Franco’s sacrifice fly in the fifth, the Pirates answered with single runs in the fifth and sixth innings and two more in the seventh to make it 9-4.

The Nationals scored three runs in the first. Ruiz hit an RBI single and Hernandez followed with a two-run single.

Reynolds Wrapped

Reynolds had been asking for $4.9 million in arbitration and the Pirates countered with $4.25 million. He will get $6.75 million this season and next.

“I always hoped this would be the outcome and it was the outcome, so I’d say this was a win-win,” Reynolds said.