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The Pirates (77-49) took three out of four in the series against Miami. Pittsburgh is 17-7 this month with three contests left to play. They are on a roll as they have won 12 of their last 15 match-ups.
Gerrit Cole (15-7) collected his first victory since Sunday, July 26. He was 0-3 with a 3.60 ERA this month. The 6-foot-4, 240-pound right-hander permitted only one earned run on five hits over seven 1/3 innings. He struck out four and walked none. The 24-year-old Cole hurled 63 of his 95 pitches for strikes in battling 27 batters.