The Pittsburgh Pirates (53-53) had another dud performance Thursday night in losing to the Atlanta Braves (39-69) 5-2 as the Braves took two of three in the series. Four of the Braves five runs were unearned.
The loss dropped the Pirates to .500.
The Pirates managed just 5 hits in the loss and wasted an outstanding performance from Ryan Vogelsong.
Vogelsong who thought his career was over in May, allowed 3 hits and 1 run in six innings. He struck out 6 and walked 1 in the no decision, exiting with the game tied 1-1.
