Pirates starter Charlie Morton took the hill Monday night in Chicago. Although he couldn't pull the win, he still was a very dominant pitcher out there for the Bucs as they ended up winning and clinching a playoff berth.

Pittsburgh earned the 2-1 victory with a home run in the ninth inning as Morton took the no-decision. He still went seven outstanding shutout innings on the night, allowing just three hits and one walk with five strikeouts over 89 pitches. He lowered his ERA to 3.14 on the year.

Morton keeps his record at 7-4 on the year. He hasn't won a start since Sept. 2 at Milwaukee, but has given up just one run over his last 15 innings with 14 Ks over that span in two no-decisions. Morton will make one more start during the regular season for the Pirates and it could be a big one. He's scheduled to start the regular-season finale at Cincinnati on Sunday.