Cameron finished with two hits and four RBI. One of Corey Hart's three hits was a solo homer in the second, Jason Kendall had three hits and two RBI and J.J. Hardy had three hits and one RBI.

Bill Hall had two hits and two RBI, while three others had one RBI apiece for the Brewers, who moved within 5 ½ games of the NL Central-leading Chicago Cubs.

Winning pitcher Jeff Suppan (10-7) yielded two earned runs and three hits in seven innings before a mop-up by three relievers.

One of Pittsburgh's Brandon Moss' two hits was a two-run sixth-inning homer. Jack Wilson knocked in the other run and no other player had more than one hit for the Pirates, who suffered their ninth loss in a row.

The losing pitcher was starter Paul Maholm (8-8).