The Pittsburgh Pirates won their 10th game in a row last night following a 7-0 win over the Cleveland Indians. The game was shortened to six innings due to rain. Trevor Williams earned his eighth victory of the season, holding the Indians scoreless over the six innings on four hits. The Pirates jumped on Cleveland ace Corey Kluber for four runs in the second and three more runs in the fourth. Josh Harrison returned from a hamstring injury to hit his fifth home run of the year. Starling Marte had two hits and extended his hitting streak to 16 games.The Pirates winning streak is the second-longest in Major League Baseball this year, and their longest since a 10-game run in 2004.
The Bucs and Indians play again tonight in Cleveland. First pitch is 7:10pm. Pre-game on WISR 680am will be 6:45pm. Joe Musgrove will start for the Pirates.
With the return of Josh Harrison, the Pirates have called up pitcher Casey Sadler and sent down infielder Max Moroff. The Pirates have also designated pitcher Josh Smoker for assignment.
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