Official Site of the Pirates · Sep 17, 2015
Bucs fall to Cubs, WC lead trimmed to 2
Alvarez's two-run homer 0:39 9/17/15: Pedro Alvarez hits his 24th home run of the season, a two-run shot that gives the Pirates a 4-3 lead Neither starter -- right-handers Kyle Hendricks of the Cubs and Charlie Morton of the Bucs -- made it past the fourth inning on a warm, light-air day. The clubs combined for 28 hits and four homers, three of them -- Travis Snider, Gregory Polanco, Pedro Alvarez -- by the Pirates. Lefty Clayton Richard, acquired in a July 3 trade from the Pirates, got credited with the win after allowing two runs in 3 \u2153 innings; Richard also contributed a two-run double to the big fifth.
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