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(AP) -- Despite letting a potential victory slip away, the Pittsburgh Pirates hope to continue one of their best stretches of the season behind a starting rotation that's been one of the best in the major leagues this month.

Jeff Locke will try to pitch the Pirates to their eighth win in 10 games when they wrap up a three-game home series against the Houston Astros on Sunday.

Pittsburgh got another strong start Saturday with A.J. Burnett going seven innings, but the bullpen couldn't hold a one-run lead after six and the Pirates (25-18) lost 4-2 in 11, ending their five-game winning streak.

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Leaders
AVG: S. Marte.312
HR: P. Alvarez7
RBI: G. Jones24
SB: S. Marte10
W: W. Rodriguez4
ERA: A. Burnett2.57
Saves: J. Grilli16
K: A. Burnett79
Central Division
TeamWLPctGB
St. Louis 2715.643-
Cincinnati 2617.6051.5
Pittsburgh 2518.5812.5
Chi Cubs 1824.4299
Milwaukee 1724.4159.5
Full Standings
General Batting (Rank)
AVG: .246 (20)
Runs: 175 (19)
Hits: 353 (18)
Home Runs: 45 (16)
Stolen Bases: 24 (14)
OBP: .313 (20)
SLG: .396 (17)
Total Bases: 568 (20)
General Pitching (Rank)
Earned Run Average: 3.40 (6)
Runs Allowed: 157 (6)
Saves: 17 (2)
Strikeouts: 356 (5)
OpBA: .228 (1)
OBP: .313 (13)
SLG: .367 (5)
Run Support: 4.11 (20)
Transactions
Date Player Transactions
5/17 J. Contreras Placed on Bereavement/Family Medical Emergency List
5/17 J. Hughes Called Up from Minors
5/16 C. Morton Sent to Minors For Rehabilitation
5/16 C. d'Arnaud Sent to Minors For Rehabilitation
5/15 J. McDonald Placed on 15-Day DL (Lower back discomfort)
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Injuries
Date Player Status
5/15 J. McDonald Lower back discomfort (on 15-day DL)
5/1 J. McDonald Right shoulder discomfort (on 15-day DL)
4/27 T. Snider Left side discomfort (day-to-day)
4/27 N. Walker off 15-day DL
4/9 W. Rodriguez Left game - left leg strain (day-to-day)
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