PITTSBURGH, April 11 (UPI) -- Paul Maholm and three relievers combined to throw a seven-hit shutout Friday in the Pittsburgh Pirates' rain-soaked 1-0 win over Cincinnati.
The game was delayed after the fifth inning for one hour, 22 minutes, and when the action resumed, Jason Bay hit his second homer of the season.
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John Grabow (1-0) earned the victory in relief, giving up a hit in a 1 1/3 innings. Matt Capps worked the ninth for the save, helping the Pirates snap a three-game losing streak.
Cincinnati, which had won its previous two games, was shut out for the first time this season.
The loss went to Jared Burton (0-1). Starter Edinson Volquez gave up three hits over five innings before the rains came.
