Pirates Play Long Ball and Defeat Cubs Twice

Craig Wilson hit a game-winning home run in the 10th inning Friday night to give the Pittsburgh Pirates a 5-4 victory and doubleheader sweep of the Chicago Cubs.

In the first game, Rob Mackowiak hit the first grand slam of his career with two outs in the bottom of the ninth, giving the Pirates a 9-5 victory.

Mackowiak, who became a father for the first time earlier in the day, also hit a two-run homer in the ninth inning of the second game to tie it at 4-4.

He entered as a defensive replacement for center fielder Ruben Mateo in the seventh, and hit the first pitch he saw from LaTroy Hawkins.

Wilson’s homer off Francis Beltran, his 11th of the season, gave the Pirates their first doubleheader sweep since June 18, 2003, against Montreal.

Mike Gonzalez (2-0) pitched a perfect 10th inning for the Pirates, who are 22-22 -- the latest in a season that they’ve been at .500 since September 1999.

Beltran (1-1) threw only one pitch and took the loss. He had yielded only one run in his previous 9 1/3 innings.

Corey Patterson hit a two-run homer and Jose Macias drove in two runs in the second game for the Cubs, who have lost four in a row and six of their last eight.

Cub starter Glendon Rusch gave up six hits in 6 2/3 innings. He was lifted after walking Mackowiak and Jason Kendall with two outs in the seventh. Kyle Farnsworth came in and gave up an infield single to Jack Wilson, loading the bases, before getting Jason Bay to fly to center.

After Ramon Martinez and pinch-hitter Todd Walker singled to open the ninth off reliever Salomon Torres, Macias singled to left to score Martinez.

Michael Barrett’s pinch-hit grand slam in the seventh gave Chicago a 5-4 lead in the opener, but closer Joe Borowski blew his first save this season.

In the ninth, Borowski (2-3) yielded a leadoff triple to Tike Redman, and Abraham Nunez singled to right to tie it.

Kendall singled off the glove of shortstop Rey Ordonez, and after Jack Wilson flied to center, Borowski intentionally walked Daryle Ward to load the bases. Craig Wilson struck out, but Mackowiak won it.