Pirates pitcher Charlie Morton gave up five earned runs on eight hits and one walk in six innings while striking out five Tuesday, but he didn't factor into the decision in his team's 7-6 win over the Cubs.
Morton couldn't solve Cubs shortstop Starlin Castro, who smacked two home runs off the Pirates starter. He did reasonably well against the rest of the offense, however. Morton takes a 3.75 ERA and 11:2 K:BB ratio into Sunday's start in Milwaukee.