Pirates win for the second time in 14 games; beat Milwaukee 9-5

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Ronny Cedeno (8), Andy LaRoche (6), and Garrett Jones (13) homered and the Pirates snapped a 4 game losing streak, beating the Milwaukee Brewers 9-5 on Monday night.

After being outscored 38-4 in their past four games, eight of nine Pirates starters had hits Monday, seven scored and seven had at least one RBI.

Shortstop Ronny Cedeno who has been a pleasant surprise, led the Pirates hit parade going 2-for-4 with a home run, 2 rbi's and 2 runs scored. The Pirates had 16 hits on the night.

"It takes a lot of pressure off everybody," manager John Russell said. "The guys realize we haven't scored runs and when they've gotten a chance with guys on base, they want to be the guy who comes through. Nobody's really been relaxing, so getting some hits today seemed to relax everybody."

Kevin Hart (4-2) earned his first win in a Pirates uniform as the Pirates improved to 47-70 on the season. Hart was given plenty of run support as the Pirates jumped out to an early 6-1 lead.

"I think it helps when you go out there and get a five-run lead to take a deep breath," Hart said. "We'll take the win right now, take it as something for us to build on,"

Hart allowed four runs and nine hits in six innings.