Pirates

The Pittsburgh Pirates acquired second baseman Akinori Iwamura from the Tampa Bay Rays on Tuesday, in exchange for pitcher Jesse Chavez.

The Pittsburgh Pirates requested outright waivers on pitcher Tyler Yates on Monday.

Brandon Phillips drove in three runs and Homer Bailey pitched six shutout innings, as the Cincinnati Reds closed the 2009 season with a 6-0 victory over the Pittsburgh Pirates at Great American Ball Park.

Former first-round draft pick Homer Bailey can finish off a late-season surge with a win when the Cincinnati Reds host the Pittsburgh Pirates Sunday in the closing game of both a three-game series and the 2009 schedule at Great American Ball Park.

Joey Votto had a solo homer and three runs batted in, as Cincinnati doubled up Pittsburgh, 8-4, at Great American Ball Park.

Texas-born lefty Zach Duke can finish his season with consecutive victories tonight when the Pittsburgh Pirates visit Great American Ball Park in the second portion of a three-game set with the Cincinnati Reds.

Andy LaRoche went 2-for-3 with a pair of runs batted in, while Daniel McCutchen was solid in 6 1/3 innings to pick up his first win in the majors, as the Pittsburgh Pirates edged the Cincinnati Reds, 3-1, in the opener of a three-game series at Great American Ball Park.

Rookie right-hander Daniel McCutchen takes his sixth shot at a first big-league win tonight when the Pittsburgh Pirates visit Great American Ball Park for the first of three season-ending games with the Cincinnati Reds.

Thursday night's game between the Pittsburgh Pirates and Chicago Cubs at Wrigley Field was rained out. The game will not be rescheduled.

The Pirates had two opportunities on Wednesday to snap their seven-game losing streak to the Cubs. Thanks to a doubleheader sweep, they are now in position to win their first series from Chicago this year.