For the second night in a row the Pirates were led by dominant pitching and Pedro Alvarez’s home run stroke. Alvarez went 2/4 and hit a three run bomb in the 3rd inning to put the Pirates up 4-0, a lead which Wandy Rodriguez and company would hold easily.
Rodriguez went six innings and gave up no runs on three hits. He walked three and struck out the same number. Tony Watson, Jason Grilli, and Joel Hanrahan all pitched scoreless innings to finish out the game with ease.