PITTSBURGH -- The Pirates' latest reclamation project, right-hander Edinson Volquez, had another solid outing and pinch-hitter Josh Harrison delivered a two-run seventh-inning home run to lift the Bucs to an 11-2 win over the Brewers.Harrison hit his third career pinch-hit home run off Brewers reliever Rob Wooten, plating Jordy Mercer who had singled. Wooten suffered the loss, falling to 0-1 on the season. The Pirates added another run in the seventh as Starling Marte scampered home on a fielder's choice, and one in the eighth on a solo shot by Gaby Sanchez.The win snapped a two-game losing skid for the Pirates. 
Volquez tossed seven innings -- his longest outing of the season -- and allowed two runs on eight hits. He threw 77 pitches, 53 were strikes, and notched his first win of the year.Brewers right-hander Yovani Gallardo countered with six strong innings. He surrendered two runs on three hits and four walks with six strikeouts.The Brewers jumped out to a 1-0 lead in the first inning. Carlos Gomez scored on an RBI single by Aramis Ramirez.The Pirates bounced right back in the bottom of the first inning. Marte walked, and with one out Andrew McCutchen smacked his first home run of the season, giving the Pirates a 2-1 lead.Jonathan Lucroy stroked a two-out single, plating Ryan Braun who had doubled, tying the score at 2-2 in the top of the third inning.The Pirates added six insurance runs in the bottom of the eighth inning against former Pirates Minor Leaguer Wei-Chung Wang. Sanchez hit his third home run of the season, pinch-hitter Jose Tabata doubled in a run, Martin had an RBI single and Pedro Alvarez nicked the right-hander for a three-run home run, his sixth of the season.George Von Benko /MLB.com
Volquez tossed seven innings -- his longest outing of the season -- and allowed two runs on eight hits. He threw 77 pitches, 53 were strikes, and notched his first win of the year.Brewers right-hander Yovani Gallardo countered with six strong innings. He surrendered two runs on three hits and four walks with six strikeouts.The Brewers jumped out to a 1-0 lead in the first inning. Carlos Gomez scored on an RBI single by Aramis Ramirez.The Pirates bounced right back in the bottom of the first inning. Marte walked, and with one out Andrew McCutchen smacked his first home run of the season, giving the Pirates a 2-1 lead.Jonathan Lucroy stroked a two-out single, plating Ryan Braun who had doubled, tying the score at 2-2 in the top of the third inning.The Pirates added six insurance runs in the bottom of the eighth inning against former Pirates Minor Leaguer Wei-Chung Wang. Sanchez hit his third home run of the season, pinch-hitter Jose Tabata doubled in a run, Martin had an RBI single and Pedro Alvarez nicked the right-hander for a three-run home run, his sixth of the season.George Von Benko /MLB.com
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