Rod Barajas drove in Pedro Alvarez with a second-inning RBI single to give the Pirates a 1-0 victory over the Cubs. A.J. Burnett did not allow a run in five-and-a-third innings. He improved to 3-and-2 while striking out six. Joel Hanrahan locked up his 11th save on the season for Pittsburgh, which snapped a two-game slide. Ryan Dempster gave up the run in seven-and-a-third innings to take the tough-luck loss and dip to 0-and-3. Chicago has lost 10 straight games. The Cubs were 0-for-12 with runners in scoring position, while Pittsburgh was 1-for-8.