Paul Maholm gave up six hits in eight scoreless innings Sunday, leading Pittsburgh to a 2-1 win over Houston and ending a five-game losing streak. Maholm (8-8) gave way to closer Matt Capps in the top of the ninth after throwing 95 pitches and inducing 14 groundouts. Ryan Doumit led Pittsburgh with

Ronny Cedeno hit a two-run homer Wednesday, helping the Pittsburgh Pirates beat Milwaukee 3-1 and finish off a three-game sweep. The homer, Cedeno's fourth of the season, gave Pittsburgh a 2-0 lead with two outs in the bottom of the second, and was his third since Pittsburgh acquired him from Seattle last month. Delwyn Young had two hits and one RBI for the Pirates, who made the most of five hits. Winner Paul Maholm (7-7) gave up a run and eight hits in 7 2/3 innings with two walks and five strikeouts. Closer Matt Capps earned his 22nd save with a 1-2-3 ninth. Milwaukee's run scored on Ryan Braun's sixth-inning single.

Clint Barmes and Troy Tulowitzki homered and Dexter Fowler hit three doubles Thursday, leading a 15-hit Colorado attack that buried the Pittsburgh Pirates 10-1. Barmes hit a two-run homer and totaled three RBI, Tulowitzki whacked a solo shot and Fowler scored three times in the Rockies' fourth win in

Josh Willingham hit a two-run homer and drove in a third run Sunday, powering Washington's 5-3 win over the Pittsburgh Pirates. He had two of Washington's nine hits and his effort capped a week in which he became the 13th player in Major League Baseball history to hit two grand slams.

Garrett Jones launched the second pitch of the 14th inning for his second homer of the game Friday, giving Pittsburgh a 2-1 victory over San Francisco. Jones also homered in the first inning and Pittsburgh managed only four other hits until he drove an 0-1 pitch over the wall in right off Bob Howry (0-5). The Pirates halted a four-game losing streak and handed the Giants their second straight setback. San Francisco tied it in the seventh when Randy Winn raced in from third on a two-out fielding error by second baseman Freddy Sanchez.