Pedro Alavrez crushed a 443 foot solo shot in the fourth helping Gerrit Cole to his 15th win of the season. Cole gave up one run in 7 1/3 innings and Mark Melancon earned his Major league leading 41st save of the season. The Pirates are now 4 games ahead of the Cubs and still 4 ½ behind the Cardinals.
Pirates: The Bucs will try to push their winning streak behind left-hander Francisco Liriano to 11 straight as they return to PNC Park on tonight to kick off a three-game series against the Rockies at 7:05 p.m. The Pirates have won Liriano’s last 10 starts, and the lefty is 5-0 with a 3.19 ERA during that stretch.
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