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Pirates set season worst losing streak despite 2 McCutchen homers

By Griffin Floyd: PittsburghBaseballNOW.com

Pirates set season worst losing streak despite 2 McCutchen homers Pittsburgh Pirates' Andrew McCutchen flexes on his way to first after hitting his second two-run home run of the game in the eighth inning during a baseball game against the Los Angeles Dodgers Sunday, Aug. 11, 2024, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Jayne-Kamin-Oncea) (Jayne Kamin-Oncea/AP)

By Griffin Floyd: PittsburghBaseballNOW.com

LOS ANGELES — This article originally appeared on PittsburghBaseballNOW.com.

The Pirates dropped their seventh consecutive game on Sunday, setting a season-worst losing streak as they fell 6-5 to the Los Angeles Dodgers.

Andrew McCutchen slugged two homers, single-handedly spurring the Pirates’ offense to extra innings. Bryan Reynolds singled in the tenth inning to give the Pirates their first lead of the series, but David Bednar couldn’t send the Dodgers packing, surrendering two decisive runs in the bottom of the frame.

Recap:

Bailey Falter retired Shohei Ohtani and Teoscar Hernández with little fanfare in the first inning, then ran into trouble with two outs. Freddie Freeman worked the count full, hitting a ground-rule double on the ninth pitch of the at-bat. Will Smith doubled him home, and an Amed Rosario single made it 2-0.

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