Pirates, Nationals in four-player trade

The Pittsburgh Pirates and Washington Nationals made a four-player trade Tuesday.

The Pirates acquired outfielder Lastings Milledge and right-handed pitcher Joel Hanrahan in exchange for outfielder Nyjer Morgan and left-handed pitcher Sean Burnett.

Milledge began the 2009 season with the Nationals, but was demoted to Triple-A Syracuse on April 14 after hitting only .167 (4-24) in seven games. He broke a finger on his right hand on May 11 while in the minors.

Hanrahan is 0-3 with five saves and a 7.71 earned run average in 34 relief appearances this season.

Morgan was batting .277 with two home runs, 27 RBI, 39 runs scored and 18 stolen bases in 71 games this season. In 157 contests, all with Pittsburgh, he is a .286 hitter with three homers, 41 RBI, 80 runs scored and 34 stolen bases.

Burnett is 1-2 with one save and a 3.06 ERA in 38 relief outings in 2009.