The Pittsburgh Pirates extended their losing streak to six games after dropping Sunday’s series finale to the Atlanta Braves, 5-3. The loss not only extends their losing streak but it gave the Braves a series sweep over the Bucs.
Back-to-back solo home runs by William Contreras and Adam Duvall gave Atlanta an early lead in the second, but Bryan Reynolds cut the deficit to one with a sacrifice fly in the third. Duvall launched a two-run home run off Pirates starter Jose Quintana in the fourth to pad the Braves' lead.
The Pirates climbed back within one in the fifth inning.