The Pittsburgh Pirates showed the team with the most home runs in the National League they can hold their own in the power department - a fact greatly appreciated by Gerrit Cole. Starling Marte hitting a tying home run, Pedro Alvarez had a go-ahead homer and the Pirates beat the Los Angeles Dodgers 4-3 Sunday to open a two-game lead over the Chicago Cubs for the NL's first wild-card berth. Cole (17-8) allowed three runs and six hits in seven innings and struck out nine, improving to 3-0 in four career starts against Los Angeles.
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