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Cole Gets 15th Win, Pirates Top Marlins 2-1

MIAMI (AP) — Gerrit Cole snapped the longest winless drought of his career, Pedro Alvarez homered and the Pittsburgh Pirates held on to beat the Miami Marlins 2-1 on Thursday night.

Catcher Francisco Cervelli tripled and scored in the second inning for the Pirates, who took three out of four in the series. Alvarez made it 2-0 in the fourth on his 21st homer — the 18th of the solo variety.

Cole (15-7) allowed one run and five hits in 7 1-3 innings, striking out four and walking none. Cole hadn’t gotten the win in any of his previous five starts, and the Pirates are 45-22 all-time when he takes the mound.