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CHICAGO -- The combination of a high pitch count and lower back tightness forced Ian Snell to make an early exit from Sunday's game against the Chicago Cubs.

Snell failed to hold an early two-run lead and was undone by a barrage of doubles in the fourth inning. The Pirates rallied with three runs in the eighth, including a two-run, game-tying homer by Andy LaRoche.

However, the first-place Cubs countered in the bottom of the eighth. Reed Johnson smacked a two-run, pinch-hit homer, and Alfonso Soriano followed with a solo blast. Chicago ripped the Pirates, 8- 5.

Craig Hansen (0-1) took the loss. The recently acquired reliever walked Geovany Soto with two outs in the eighth, which set up ...

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