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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Kang injured: Pirates shortstop Jung Ho Kang incurred a left knee injury when he was taken out by Chris Coghlan in the middle of a first-inning double play.