Wednesday, March 14, 2012

Pirates end Phillies' win streak at 13

The Pittsburgh Pirates stopped Philadelphia's 13-game winningstreak, the longest in the National League this season, and extendedtheir own 13-game winning streak over the visiting Phillies with a4-3 victory on Tuesday night.

Halting the Phillies one victory shy of what would have beentheir longest winning streak since the 1890s, the Pirates beatPhiladelphia for the 15th time in 16 meetings. The Pirates are 7-0against Philadelphia this season and haven't lost to the Philliessince last Aug. 5.

The Phillies haven't won more than 13 straight in baseball'smodern era and haven't won 14 in a row since 1892. The Phillies'13-game streak was the third-longest in the majors …

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