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 Vance Worley (7-4) defeated his former team by allowing three
runs over five innings and three relievers bridged the gap to Mark
Melancon, who had no issues in the ninth in wrapping up his 28th
save. McCutchen finished 2-for-4 with an RBI and a run scored, as
did Josh Harrison and Starling Marte as the Pirates moved within 3
1/2 games of first-place St. Louis in the National League Central
while remaining in the NL's second wild-card position.
Philadelphia managed only four hits, two of which came from Cody
Asche and another from starting pitcher Jerome Williams (5-6), who
gave up four runs and seven hits over five innings. The top five
hitters in the Phillies' lineup combined to go 0-for-19.
The Phillies initially trailed 2-0 before rallying with a run in the
second and a pair more in the fourth on Williams' two-run single to
right-center. The lead was short-lived, however, as the Pirates
answered back with two runs in the fifth and two more in the sixth.
The fifth-inning rally began with McCutchen's drive that hit off the
center-field wall and caromed all the way to right field, allowing
the reigning NL MVP to circle the bases without a play at the plate.
Martin homered on Williams' next pitch and Pittsburgh extended the
advantage one frame later on Harrison's RBI double and Marte's
run-scoring single.
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GAME NOTEBOOK: Phillies LF Domonic Brown suffered a bruised left
shoulder diving for a ball in the fifth and exited shortly
thereafter. ... Harrison leads the National League with a .318
batting average. ... SS Jordy Mercer, RF Travis Snider and Martin
all added two hits apiece for Pittsburgh.
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