CHICAGO, Sept. 16 (UPI) -- Anthony Rizzo drove in six runs with a pair of homers Sunday, powering the Chicago Cubs to a 13-9 slugfest victory over Pittsburgh.
Rizzo scored three times and Alfonso Soriano contributed three hits and two RBI for the Cubs.
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Joe Mather belted a solo homer and Darwin Barney added an RBI for the victors.
Jeff Beliveau (1-0) earned his first major league win despite allowing a three-run homer to Pedro Alvarez in the sixth inning that put the Pirates ahead 9-5.
Pittsburgh's Jared Hughes (2-2) was tagged with the loss after yielding Rizzo's second shot -- a three run blast in the bottom of the sixth.
Alvarez finished with two homers as the Bucs lost for the eighth time in nine contests.
