PITTSBURGH (AP) — Rookie Bubba Chandler and two relievers combined on a one-hitter, and Nick Yorke and Bryan Reynolds hit home runs as the Pittsburgh Pirates downed the Athletics 2-0 on Saturday night to end a five-game losing streak.

Chandler allowed only Jacob Wilson’s two-out double in the second inning while striking out six and walking none. He has given up one run in 11 innings in his last two starts since getting rocked for nine runs in 2 2/3 innings by Milwaukee on Sept. 7.

Braxton Ashcraft followed with three perfect innings and six strikeouts. Dennis Santana worked a 1-2-3 ninth for his 14th save and first since Sept. 3.

Yorke, a rookie, belted his first home run of the season and third of his career with two outs in the second inning off Luis Morales (4-2). Reynolds hit a

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