Pirates 2 , Cubs 1
Venezuela’s Jose Tabata was the go-ahead run with a double in the ninth inning , Paul Maholm pitched eight innings _su staying longer on the mound in the season- and the Pittsburgh Pirates snapped a string of 17 straight losses on the road with a win 2-1 over the Chicago Cubs on Monday night .
The last time the Pirates won on tour was on 25 May 2-1 in Cincinnati. Overall, Monday was their third win in 21 games.
The Cubs fell to a 2-8 mark against Pittsburgh this season and are 10 games below .500 .
Maholm (5-6 ) allowed one run and seven hits. He gave no base on balls and struck out two batters Boston Red Sox Tickets at Fenway Park.
Octavio Dotel struck the Aramis Ramirez with a pitch to start the ninth, but recovered to reach his 15th save in 18 chances.
For the Pirates , Venezuelans Tabata 4-1 with a run scored and produced , and Ronny Cedeno 3-1 . The Pedro Alvarez 3-1 .
For the Cubs, Ramirez Dominicans 3-1 with an annotated , Alfonso Soriano 4-0 , and Stalin Castro 3-1 with an RBI . The Geovany Soto 4-1.
