McCarthy entered the game having walked a career-high five batters in his past two starts and managed to perform that feat again within two innings. After walking five -- two with the bases loaded -- and hitting a batter, he was pulled two outs into the second with what the Dodgers called right hip tightness.
Coming away with just three earned runs from McCarthy's 1 2/3 innings was just the start of a miserable day on offense for Pittsburgh, which tied a franchise single-game record with 18 men left on base and went 1-for-14 with runners in scoring position.
While the Dodgers' bullpen limited the damage, allowing just one run in 7 1/3 innings, it was a different story for Pittsburgh starter Gerrit Cole. The UCLA graduate allowed a career high 12 hits and exited in the fourth inning after allowing six runs (four earned). It would take until the seventh inning for the Pirates to throw a scoreless frame as the first seven hitters in Los Angeles' starting lineup all had multiple hits.
Adam Berry has covered the Pirates for MLB.com since 2015. Follow him on Twitter at @adamdberry.
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