Pittsburgh Pirates defeat Chicago Cubs, 4-3

The Cubs insist they're better than the team that lost its fifth consecutive game this season to the Pittsburgh Pirates.

They say they're superior to the bewildered outfit that once again, after setting the table for a potentially invigorating ninth-inning rally, failed to get the big hit.

''We're not getting blown out, and we're not playing terrible baseball,'' said Marlon Byrd, a 2010 Cubs bright spot who nonetheless struck out against Pirates closer Octavio Dotel ...

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