Omar Infante had three hits, Derek Lowe beat Pittsburgh for the 10th straight time and the Atlanta Braves got the breakout victory they badly needed, beating the Pirates 9-3 on Wednesday night. The Braves opened leads of 3-0 in the first and 8-0 in the third after being held to two runs or fewer in five of their previous six games.

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The Pittsburgh Pirates sure have been enjoying their role of spoiler in this series and are now in position to sweep the Atlanta Braves for the first time in over 16 years.

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The Pittsburgh Pirates sure have been enjoying their role of spoiler in this series and are now in position to sweep the Atlanta Braves for the first time in over 16 years.

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PITTSBURGH — James McDonald pitched seven innings, Ronny Cedeno’s triple keyed a five-run seventh and the last-place Pittsburgh Pirates beat the Atlanta Braves for the second straight day, 5-0 Tuesday.

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Pittsburgh, PA (Sports Network) – Delwyn Young capped a five-run seventh with a two-run homer and James McDonald tossed seven scoreless innings, as the Pittsburgh Pirates shut down the Atlanta Braves, 5-0, in the second test of a three-game series at PNC Park.

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James McDonald pitched seven innings, Ronny Cedeno’s triple keyed a five-run seventh and the last-place Pittsburgh Pirates beat the slumping Atlanta Braves for the second straight day, winning 5-0 on Tuesday night.

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PITTSBURGH — James McDonald pitched seven innings, Ronny Cedeno’s triple keyed a five-run seventh and the last-place Pittsburgh Pirates beat the slumping Atlanta Braves for the second straight day, winning 5-0 on Tuesday night. Atlanta Braves – Baseball – Sports – History – Maritime

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About an hour after defeating the first-place Atlanta Braves, 3-1, on Monday afternoon, the Pirates announced their intention to instantly make their active roster about 25 percent larger.

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Pittsburgh Pirates’ Andrew McCutchen, bottom, steals second as the errant throw from Atlanta Braves catcher David Ross gets past second baseman Omar Infante during the first inning of a baseball game in Pittsburgh Monday, Sept. 6, 2010. McCutchen advanced to third on the error.

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Even hidden behind designer sunglasses appropriate for a sunsplashed holiday afternoon, you could almost see Atlanta Braves manager Bobby Cox's eyes light up when the subject of reliever Chris Resop was brought up.

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The Pittsburgh Pirates have claimed Barron Collier High School graduate Chris Resop off waivers from the Atlanta Braves .

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The Atlanta Braves have traded minor league outfielder Mitch Jones to the Pittsburgh Pirates for cash. The 32-year-old outfielder is batting .250 for Triple-A Gwinnett with 18 homers and 45 RBIs in 89 games. He will go to Pittsburgh’s Triple-A team in Indianapolis.

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Pinch-hitter Chipper Jones had a tiebreaking RBI single in the eighth inning and the Atlanta Braves beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 5-2 on Sunday to complete a three-game sweep.

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Atlanta Braves beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 6-3 on Saturday night.

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