Pirates 8, Braves 4
PITTSBURGH -- The Pittsburgh Pirates scored five runs in the first inning and beat the Atlanta Braves 8-4 on Saturday.
The start of the game was delayed by 15 minutes because of rain, and weather again suspended play for 31 minutes in the fifth inning.
Pittsburgh is 11-0 against National League East teams at home this season.
Braves right-hander Julio Teheran settled down after the first to work through the sixth inning. Teheran (5-4) gave up six runs on nine hits, walked one and struck out five.
Pirates right-hander Charlie Morton gave up four runs and 10 hits in six-plus innings. Morton (6-1) walked none and struck out six. Atlanta chased Morton before he recorded an out in the seventh.
First baseman Joey Terdoslavich and shortstop Andrelton Simmons led off with singles and Morton hit pinch-hitter Eury Perez to load the bases.
Second baseman Jace Peterson hit a three-run double to right and drew the Braves to within 6-4.
Pittsburgh got two back in the home half of the seventh. Center fielder Starling Marte led off with a single and scored on catcher Francisco Cervelli's double.
Shortstop Jordy Mercer extended the Pirates' lead to 8-4 with a single to score Cervelli.
Pittsburgh sent 10 men to the plate and scored five runs against Teheran in the first inning.
Second baseman Neil Walker singled and center fielder Andrew McCutchen was hit by a pitch on the elbow and was removed from the game.
Left fielder Starling Marte singled to score Walker and the Pirates added two more runs on first baseman Pedro Alvarez's double.
Catcher Francisco Cervelli followed with a single to right-center field to score Alvarez. After right fielder Gregory Polanco walked, Cervelli scored on shortstop Jordy Mercer's single for a 5-0 lead.
Atlanta produced three hits in the bottom of the first but failed to score.
Second baseman Jace Peterson singled before center fielder Cameron Maybin grounded into a double play. Right fielder Nick Markakis singled but was thrown out at the plate trying to score on catcher A.J. Pierzynski's double.
The Braves scored in the third after Maybin doubled to shallow right field with one out and advanced on right fielder Josh Harrison's throwing error before Markakis' RBI single cut Pittsburgh's lead to 5-1.
Marte and Alvarez led off the Pirates' fifth with singles and Marte took third on a flyout. Atlanta had Alvarez picked off with two out, but he stayed in a rundown long enough for Marte to score from third as the throw home bounced in front of the plate.
NOTES: Atlanta RHP Williams Perez was placed on the 15-day disabled list because of a left foot contusion. RHP Jake Brigham was recalled from Triple-A Gwinnett. ... Braves CF Cameron Maybin returned to the starting lineup after he received a day off Friday. ... Pittsburgh C Francisco Cervelli started Saturday. He did not play Friday after catching 13 innings in Thursday's loss to Cincinnati.