Aaron Cunningham's triple started San Diego on a four-run second inning and the first-place Padres again took advantage of an early lead and their strong bullpen to beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 5-3 on Friday night. Kevin Correia (7-6) gave up three runs, two earned, over six innings to win his second in a row after going winless in seven starts.

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St. Louis and Philadelphia are vying for Roy Oswalt, but every team in contention is trying to bolster their staffs.

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Yovani Gallardo came off the disabled list and pitched six shutout innings, leading the Milwaukee Brewers to a 3-2 victory over the Pittsburgh Pirates on Thursday night. Prince Fielder and Rickie Weeks both homered for the second time in the series for the Brewers, who allowed a combined 26 runs in losing the previous two games.

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Left-hander Randy Wolf turned in a performance Wednesday night that places the Milwaukee Brewers among one of…

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Pedro Alvarez had two home runs for the second consecutive game and the Pittsburgh Pirates beat the Milwaukee Brewers 15-3 Wednesday night. The Pirates' prized rookie hit a two-run homer to center in the fifth and a solo shot off the right-field pole in the eighth. Delwyn Young had a home run and a career-high five RBIs to help Pittsburgh win for the fourth time in five games.

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Pedro Alvarez helped send the Pirates to a first-inning lead not seen in Pittsburgh in 117 years. And the Pirates sure needed it. Alvarez hit a grand slam in Pittsburgh's nine-run first and a solo drive in the second for his first career multihomer game, helping the Pirates beat the Milwaukee Brewers 11-9 on Tuesday night.

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Pittsburgh centerfielder Andrew McCutchen is not in the lineup against Milwaukee, but the Pirates are optimistic the neck injury he sustained while making a diving catch Sunday is not serious. "He feels a little better today but he's still sore. We'll continue to monitor it day-to-day and hopefully get him back sooner rather than later," manager John Russell said.

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Prince Fielder and Rickie Weeks each hit home runs for the second consecutive game, Chris Capuano won for the first time in more than three years and the Milwaukee Brewers beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 3-1 on Monday night. Weeks homered for the third time in two days to extend his club record for homers by a Milwaukee second baseman to 18, and Fielder took over sole possession of the National League…

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Andrew McCutchen has left the Pittsburgh Pirates' game Sunday against the Houston Astros in the eighth inning with neck soreness. The centerfielder was injured making a diving catch in right-center on a sinking liner hit by Pedro Feliz. The Pirates said additional testing was being performed and that his status will be updated.

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