EDs: SHOULD STAND.
By The Associated Press
PITTSBURGH (AP) -Nate McLouth hit a go-ahead two-run homer in the seventh, and Paul Maholm allowed two runs over eight innings as Pittsburgh beat the New York Yankees 4-2 on Thursday night.
The last game of interleague play this season was the makeup of a June 26 rainout.
Maholm (6-5), who started that game and was trailing 3-0 when it was rained out, had a five-hit shutout going with two outs and none on in the seventh before the Yankees tied it on Bobby Abreu’s two-run single. McLouth hit his 18th homer off Jose Veras (2-1) to take the lead.
Maholm gave up seven hits and walked one in eight innings. Damaso Marte finished for his fourth save, helping end New York’s five-game winning streak.
Despite the Yankees’ loss, the AL topped the NL in interleague play for a fifth consecutive season, going 149-103.
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