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Ian Kennedy pitched eight dominant innings to become the NL's first 20-game winner, Justin Upton hit a broken-bat homer and Arizona moved a step closer to its first NL West title in four years with a 1-0 victory over the Pittsburgh Pirates on Monday night.

The stark difference in James McDonald's performance for the Pittsburgh Pirates and Ted Lilly's for the Los Angeles Dodgers was evident on the scoreboard and in their respective pitching lines.

Pinch-hitter James Loney hit a three-run homer, Matt Kemp increased his career-high RBIs total to 111 and the Los Angeles Dodgers beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 7-2 on Friday night.

Ciriaco hit a tiebreaking double to cap a three-run rally in the eighth inning and the Pittsburgh Pirates stunned St.

Andrew McCutchen homered twice, pinch-hitter Jason Jaramillo singled home the go-ahead run in the eighth inning and the Pittsburgh Pirates beat the Houston Astros 5-4 on Wednesday night.

Neil Walker had two RBI singles, the second driving in Andrew McCutchen with the go-ahead run in the seventh inning, and the Pittsburgh Pirates beat the Cincinnati Reds 5-3 Saturday.

Julio Lugo scored from third base on a contested play at the plate, giving the Atlanta Braves a 4-3 win in 19 innings over the Pittsburgh Pirates early Wednesday morning.

Xavier Paul scored on Chase d'Arnaud's sacrifice fly in the bottom of the 10th and the Pittsburgh Pirates beat the St.

Pittsburgh Pirates' Josh Harrison, left, collides with Houston Astros catcher Carlos Corporan and is tagged out attempting to score in the second inning of a baseball game in Pittsburgh Monday, July 4, 2011.

The woes continue for the Phillies in the Steel City. Jose Tabata singled home Xavier Paul in the bottom of the 12th inning to lift the Pittsburgh Pirates to a 2-1 victory over Philadelphia in the opener of a three-game series at PNC Park.