PITTSBURGH -- Jason Bay's RBI single in the 14th inning lifted the Pirates to a 5-4 win over the Cubs on Saturday at PNC Park. The victory, which took four hours and 21 minutes, was just the second for the Bucs in 11 meetings between the two teams this season.
The Pirates looked like they were well on their way to an elusive victory over the Cubs earlier in the night, but a three-run eighth inning gave Chicago a 4-3 lead. The late-inning surge spoiled a great outing by starter Phil Dumatrait, who was able to limit the potent Cubs offense to one run in 5 2/3 innings. But in the ninth, Luis Rivas' sacrifice fly, scoring Doug Mientkiewicz, tied the game at 4.
Bay got the Pirates on the board with a towering blast to left-center field, making it 2-1 in the fourth. Jason Michaels then put the Pirates ahead, 3-1, with an RBI single in the sixth, scoring Bay.
In the top of the sixth, Dumatrait was hit hard by a line drive in the thigh. He exited four batters later, but with the bases loaded. Franquelis Osoria then got Mark DeRosa looking to end the threat.
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