Bucs lose again 6-5

The Pittsburgh Pirates dropped another one to the LA Dodgers 6-5 to lose 3 games out of the 4 game series in Pittsburgh. Paul Maholm(2-8) got the loss. Derek Lowe(6-5) got the win for the Dodgers who are now 34-23 and hold a 1/2 game lead in the NL West. The Pirates dropped to 24-33 and are now 8 games back of the Brewers and in 4th place in the NL "Comedy" Central. Xavier Nady hit his 9th home run and Jose Bautista hit his 4th home run. The Pirates go on the road to Washington D.C. to play the Nationals for 3 games, then head to New York to take on the Yankees this weekend in interleague play.