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James McDonald pitched into the eighth inning in the Pirates' 3-1 win over the Houston. The Pirates had seven hits – three from Ryan Doumit – as they improved their record to 65-76 on a rainy Monday afternoon at PNC Park.
The Pirates were looking to finish off a three-game sweep in Chicago Sunday afternoon, but two errors by shortstop Ronny Cedeno helped to dash those hopes as the Cubs pulled off a 6-3 win.
Derrek Lee came through in his return from the disabled list as the Pirates looked to make it two in a row against the Chicago Cubs. Lee hit a go-ahead grand slam with two outs in the ninth inning, lifting the Bucs to a 7-5 victory over the Cubs at Wrigley Field on Saturday afternoon.
The Pirates put the brakes on their five-game losing streak, beating the Chicago Cubs, 3-1 on Friday. The Pirates limited the Cubs to just five hits.
The Pirates' skid continued as they lost 6-4 to the Los Angeles Dodgers on Thursday at PNC Park. They drop to 62-75 - their seventh loss in eight games.
The Pirates were shut out by the Houston Astros, 2-0 on Wednesday night. The Bucs drop to 62-74 as they recorded their third loss in as many nights.
The Pittsburgh Pirates were buyers at the trade deadline, but they became sellers on Wednesday.
The Pirates managed just four hits in their 8-2 loss to the Houston Astros on Tuesday night. Dropping to 62-73, Pittsburgh struck out 11 times.
