Maholm pitches a complete game, McLouth homers twice in Pittsburgh's 5-1 win over Philadelphia

Maholm (2-2) walked four and struck out two in his third career complete game. He improved to 2-0 in three starts at PNC Park this season and has allowed just two runs in 20 1-3 innings at home.

Both of Philadelphia's hits came in the fifth inning. Pat Burrell doubled with one out and scored on Eric Bruntlett's single to center.

It was Maholm's first complete game since Aug. 13 against San Francisco, also at PNC Park, according to the Elias Sports Bureau.

McLouth led off the first with a home run off Brett Myers and later added a two-run shot in the fifth that gave the Pirates a 4-1 lead. McLouth has six homers this season, including three in the past two games.

McLouth went 2-for-4 with a walk to raise his batting average to .333. He has reached base in 23 of 25 games this season.

Jose Bautista had three hits and an RBI, and Luis Rivas, Adam LaRoche and Jason Bay had two hits for the Pirates, who had lost three straight.

Philadelphia, which was looking for its first sweep at PNC Park, had won three straight.

Myers (2-2) allowed four runs and eight hits in five innings. He walked one and struck out five. Myers, who dropped to 0-3 in his career in Pittsburgh, had pitched at least seven innings in his past three starts.

Notes:@ McLouth's multihomer game was the second of his career. His second homer was the 500th hit by a Pittsburgh player at PNC Park, which opened in 2001. ... Pittsburgh didn't allow a baserunner in the first inning for just the fourth time this season. ... Pittsburgh OF Xavier Nady went 0-for-4, ending his 14-game hitting streak. ... Philadelphia CF Jayson Werth threw out Bautista at home to end the fourth inning.

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