Pittsburgh Pirates

Pittsburgh Pirates (29-19) at Milwaukee Brewers (19-27), 4:10 p.m. (ET)

One-run Victory For The Brewers Is A Reversal Of Fortune

From Elias: Alex Gonzalez's two run double made the difference in the Brewers' 2-1 victory over the Pirates. Prior to tonight, Milwaukee had lost its last six games decided by one run (dating back to April 24), while Pittsburgh had won its previous six one-run games (dating back to May 12).

Burnett a hard-luck loser, Pirates fall to Brewers

Estrada Pitches Brewers Past Pirates

Marco Estrada strikes out eight in the Brewers' win over the Pirates.

Estrada, Gonzalez Lead Brewers Over Pirates

SVP & Russillo

Pirates closer Jason Grilli chats about the Pittsburgh's hot start, how the team has learned to win, the pressure on the club after losing for so many seasons, the attitude that manager Clint Hurdle brings to the clubhouse and much more.

Five things to watch this weekend

The first-place Cleveland Indians strode into Fenway Park on Thursday night to face the Boston Red Sox, which normally wouldn't be significant but the return of Tribe skipper Francona to the place he managed to two World Series titles in his eight-year stint made it so.

Mccutchen Continues To Be A Cubs Nemesis

Andrew McCutchen banged out three hits and drove in two runs to lead the Pirates to a 4-2 win over the Cubs. It was only the second multiple-RBI game in the last 35 games for McCutchen, who has a .335 career batting average against the Cubs, with 71 hits in 212 at-bats. Since he made his major-league debut a little less than four years ago (June 4, 2009), the only player with as many hits off Cubs pitchers as McCutchen is Ryan Braun (87).

Pirates Double Up Cubs 4-2

The Pirates handed the Cubs their fourth straight loss.