ATLANTA, July 15 (UPI) -- Buddy Carlyle and Bob Wickman Sunday combined on a four-hitter as Atlanta beat Pittsburgh 5-1, completing a three-game sweep.
Atlanta's Edgar Renteria had four hits and one RBI to lead Atlanta's offense. Yunel Escobar and Jeff Francoeur drove in a run each and two runs scored as a result of a wild pitch by losing pitcher Paul Maholm and a throwing error by Jose Castillo. Three other Atlanta players had two hits in the Braves' fourth win in a row.
Carlyle (4-2) yielded an earned run and four hits in eight innings with no walks and four strikeouts.
Wickman pitched a 1-2-3 ninth inning.
Pittsburgh got its run on a solo homer by Freddy Sanchez in the top of the first.
Three others had one hit for the Pirates, who had won five of six before last week's all-star break.
Maholm (5-12) gave up three runs -- two earned -- and eight hits in six innings.
