The Pirates lost their hottest hitter when Ronny Cedeno was a late scratch from the lineup Friday night against the Braves because of lower back tightness.

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Andy LaRoche was back on the bench for the series opener against the Braves, but manager Jack Russell said that the third baseman hadn't suffered a setback.

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PITTSBURGH, PA. – The Braves rolled to their fourth straight win Friday night beating the Pirates.

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PITTSBURGH, PA. – The Braves were out to sweep the Pirates Sunday afternoon and extend their win streak to six games.

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National League Pirates 3, Braves 2, 10 inn.

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The Atlanta Braves are specializing in dramatic, final at-bat victories this season. For a change, they found out what it’s like to be on the losing end.

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Mired in an 0-for-32 slump entering Sunday's series finale vs.

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Zach Duke was roughed up in two starts vs. the Braves last season, but the Bucs lefty had no intention of changing his approach in Sunday's series finale.

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Zach Duke was roughed up in two starts vs. the Braves last season, but the Bucs lefty had no intention of changing his approach in Sunday's series finale.

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PITTSBURGH — Derek Lowe was eager to deflect the credit for his latest win over Pittsburgh.

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Charlie Morton put up his third quality start in his last four appearances, but the Pirates' offense didn't muster enough run support to give him the win, stranding 14 baserunners in a 4-2 loss to the Braves.

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Derek Lowe remained unbeaten against the Pittsburgh Pirates, and Melky Cabrera hit his first home run for Atlanta to help the Braves extend their season-best winning streak to five games with a 4-2 victory Saturday night.

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Jason Heyward homered and drove in three runs to support Tim Hudson’s eight dominating innings and the Atlanta Braves didn’t wait until the late innings to put away Pittsburgh, beating the Pirates 7-0 on Friday for their fourth consecutive victory. Atlanta Braves – Tim Hudson – Jason Heyward – Sports – National League

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Jason Heyward homered and drove in three runs to support Tim Hudson’s eight dominating innings and the Atlanta Braves didn’t wait until the late innings to put away Pittsburgh, beating the Pirates 7-0 on Friday for their fourth consecutive victory. Atlanta Braves – Tim Hudson – Jason Heyward – Sports – National League

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