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MILWAUKEE -- The Pittsburgh Pirates are clinging to playoff hopes and got a great start from rookie Chad Kuhl to keep them in the hunt. Balenciaga Shoes Sale Ireland .Sean Rodriguez hit a home run and a two-run single, Andrew McCutchen went deep, rookie Chad Kuhl pitched six strong innings and the Pirates beat the Milwaukee Brewers 4-1 on Wednesday night.The Pirates won their sixth straight at Miller Park, and sixth of seven overall to improve to 76-75. Pittsburgh began the day 4 1/2 games behind San Francisco for the second NL wild card spot. The Pirates also have to hurdle the St. Louis Cardinals and Miami Marlins, too.Kuhl (5-3) pitched two-hit ball through the fourth before the Brewers manufactured a run on Jonathan Villars two-out single in the fifth. Kuhl struck out six and walked one in his second career start against the Brewers.Hes cutting teeth, man, Pirates manager Clint Hurdle said. Hes going to find his way. There were challenges tonight. He met one in the first inning and he met one in the fifth.In the sixth, Kuhl retired the first two batters before Domingo Santana hit a ground ball with so much top spin that it slithered through the infield. Pirates pitching coach Ray Searage came out to mound before Hernan Perez stepped in. Whatever was said worked as Perez chased the first pitch and flied out.He pitched six innings and only had four three-ball counts, Hurdle said. He had an efficient sixth to get us where we needed to go.The win was much better result than the last time he faced the Brewers.He took a no decision at Miller Park on Aug. 25, throwing six shutout innings before Kirk Nieuwenhuis hit a two-run homer with one out in the seventh.You just focus on whats ahead of us and you cant really focus on whats happened or the way that weve been playing, Kuhl said. Just look forward and this teams done a really nice job of that.The Pirates bullpen silenced the Brewers bats the rest of the way. Juan Nicasio (7th) and Felipe Rivero (8th) set the stage for Tony Watson who converted his 15th save in 18 chances when he pitched the ninth.McCutchen helped the Pirates jump out to an early lead for the second consecutive game. He crushed a 2-2 pitch that just slipped by the left-field foul pole for his 24th home run. Tuesday, he hit a two-run double in the first.I thought it was going foul, but it didnt, Nelson said. It was a good fast ball down and away. It ran up and in. I was impressed that he got to it. He did a good job of squaring up on a mistake right there.Rodriguezs two-run single finished the scoring in the first off starter Jimmy Nelson (8-15) and extended his hitting streak to 10 games. Rodriguez hit his 18th home run of the season in the fourth. He has homered in in four of his last five games.COUNSELL EJECTEDHomeplate umpire Jerry Lane ejected Brewers manager Craig Counsell in the top of the fourth. Adam Frazier had just fouled off a pitch from Nelson that bounced over his foot, out of the box and carried to first baseman Christ Carter who stepped on the bag for the apparent third out. Frazier looked puzzled, but when the Brewers started off the field, Lane signaled foul ball.Counsell came out to argue with Lane.Overall, what upset me was he just missed the call, Counsell said. I felt like he changed his call. More than anything, I felt like he changed his call.Second baseman Scooter Gennett noticed the hesitation in Lanes call.Usually when a guy fouls a ball off his foot, the guy says it right away, Gennett said. He (Lane) kind of waited for the whole play to develop and then called it foul.Counsell finished and walked back toward the dugout, but then turned back for some final thoughts. Lane and Counsell became animated in their discussion before Lane ejected Counsell. First base umpire Hunter Wendelstedt ushered Counsell to the dugout. Bench coach Pat Murphy took over for Counsell.TRAINERS ROOMPirates: LF Starling Marte missed his 16th consecutive game with low back discomfort, but pinch hit in the eighth and took a called third strike. He went through another full workout and the club anticipates his return to the field in the near future.Brewers: LF Ryan Braun missed his second consecutive game to be with his wife, Larisa, and their new son, Greyson Joseph. Manager Craig Counsell said that it was possible Braun may be back Thursday for the last of the three-game series with the Pirates. . RHP Taylor Jungmann (0-4, 8.34 ERA) makes his first start since April 28 against the Chicago Cubs when he faces Cincinnati on Saturday. He made the Opening Day roster, but then struggled mightily in his first five starts that he was demoted. Jungmann hasnt allowed a run in 10 appearances since being recalled from Double-A Biloxi on Sept. 6.UP NEXTPirates: RHP Ryan Vogelsong (3-5, 4.87 ERA) makes his 10th start since being reinstated from the disabled list (facial fractures) on Aug. 4. He is unbeaten in his last four starts against the Brewers, including a 5-3 decision this Aug. 26 at Miller Park.Brewers: RHP Chase Anderson (8-11, 4.47) makes his fifth start against the Pirates this season. He is 2-1 with a 2.33 ERA in the four previous outings. Cheap Balenciaga Shoes Ireland . Scott Kazmir allowed four hits in seven shutout innings, Michael Brantley hit a two-run homer in a three-run first inning and the Indians maintained their hold on an AL wild-card spot with a 4-1 win over the Houston Astros on Saturday night. Wholesale Balenciaga Ireland . -- Golden State Warriors coach Mark Jackson asked his players a simple question during Fridays morning shootaround: How many of them had ever been on a team 14 games over . http://www.wholesalebalenciagaireland.com/ .J. -- Seven games into a disappointing season, New York Giants defensive catalyst Jason Pierre-Paul is getting the feeling hes back. The top-seeded pair of Sania Mirza and Martina Hingis exited the Rogers Cup after losing 4-6, 3-6 to the unseeded American duo of Christina McHale and Asia Muhammad in the quarterfinals in Montreal. The match lasted 70 minutes.Mirza and Hingis weak serve cost them as they committed as many as six double faults and won only 21 per cent of the total points on their second serve.Mirza and Hingis had received a bye in the first round. They had defeated Naomi Broady and Shelby Rogers 6-1, 6-1 in the second round.Mirza will next take part in the Olympics, where shell partner Rohan Bopanna in the mixed doubles and Prarthana Thombare in the womens doubles. Hingis will be playing for Switzerland and will partner Stanislas Wawrinka in the mixed doubles. She will also take part in the womens doubles at the Olympics.Mirza and Hingis have had a mixed run this year. They last won a tournament at ?the Italian Open in May. Mirza and HHingis had been in sublime form last year as they went on a 22 match winning streak. Balenciaga Shoes Ireland. They extended it to 41 this year before losing at the Qatar Open in February.They won the Australian Open this year but lost in the third round at the French Open. They also lost in the quarterfinals at Wimbledon.Earlier, Bopanna and Jean-Julien Rojer exited the Rogers Cup after losing 1-6, 4-6 to the Czech duo of Tomas Berdych and Radek Stepanek in the round of 16 in Toronto on Wednesday. The fourth-seeded duo of Bopanna and Rojer had received a bye in the first round.Bopanna will next take part in the mens doubles at the Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, where hell partner Leander Paes. Bopannas regular partner, Florin Mergea is partnering with countryman Horia Tecau as preparation for the Olympics. ' ' '