2007 PAN AM GAMES BASEBALL
American Pedro Alvarez hits a fly ball out to center field in the sixth inning at the City of Rock stadium in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil in the XV Pan American Games on July 20, 2007. Cuba defeated the United States 3-1 to win the gold medal. (UPI Photo/Grace Chiu).
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Gerrit Cole had a strong start and Pittsburgh scored in five innings Friday for a 7-1 win that evened the NL Division Series with St. Louis at a game each.
Neil Walker hit two of Pittsburgh's six home runs Saturday and the Pirates beat Cincinnati 8-3 to secure the home-field advantage for the wild-card playoff.
Pedro Alvarez gave Pittsburgh some breathing room with a two-run homer in the sixth Friday and the Pirates held on to defeat Cincinnati 4-1.
Gerrit Cole tossed six solid innings Tuesday and the Pittsburgh Pirates kept their division title hopes alive with an 8-2 win over the Chicago Cubs.
A.J. Burnett struck out 12 batters in seven solid innings Saturday, propelling the Pittsburgh Pirates over division rival Cincinnati 4-2.
Neil Walker had four hits, including a home run, and drove in three runs Thursday in powering the Pittsburgh Pirates to a 10-1 win over the San Diego Padres.
Anthony Rizzo's two-run homer in the seventh inning Friday brought the Chicago Cubs from behind to a 5-4 victory over Pittsburgh.
Jeff Locke allowed three hits over seven innings Thursday in lifting Pittsburgh to its fourth straight win, a 3-1 decision over the Chicago Cubs.
Clint Barmes drove in a pair of runs and Justin Morneau went 4-for-5 Wednesday, boosting Pittsburgh to an interleague series-sweeping 7-5 win over Texas.
Gerrit Cole hurled seven shutout innings Monday and the Pittsburgh Pirates clinched their first winning season since 1992 with a 1-0 victory over Texas.
