PIRATES Barry Larkin helps Reds win, 5-1

The 40-year-old shortstop hadn't started in two weeks.
CINCINNATI (AP) -- Barry Larkin homered in his final at-bat on a noteworthy night -- perhaps one of his last in a Cincinnati Reds uniform -- and got a curtain call that capped a 5-1 victory over the Pittsburgh Pirates on Friday night.
Adam Dunn hit his 46th homer, the fourth-highest total in Cincinnati history, but the moment belonged to one of the city's most renowned athletes.
Larkin is concluding his 19th and possibly final season with his hometown team, which has declined to discuss a contract extension. That lent poignancy to Larkin's final weekend.
On bench lately
The 40-year-old shortstop hadn't started in two weeks, being relegated to the bench as the Reds got a look at young infielders. As a courtesy, manager Dave Miley decided to let him start the first and last games of the final series.
More than 8,000 fans bought tickets at the gates, a walk-up that swelled the crowd to 26,841 for an otherwise unremarkable game between two losing teams.
Larkin insisted before the game that he hasn't lost his touch at shortstop. He then showed he hasn't lost his ability to give a crowd goose bumps.
After failing to get the ball out of the infield in his first three at-bats, leaving him in an 0-for-21 slump, Larkin connected solidly off Frank Brooks for a solo homer in the seventh.
He jogged around the bases with his head down, following baseball protocol the whole way, and was drawn out of the dugout for a standing ovation following his eighth homer of the season and 198th of his career.
It was the loudest moment in a game with a few other highlights.
Other moments
Juan Castro hit a solo homer and two-run double off left-hander Dave Williams (2-3). Dunn also had a solo homer, a second-inning shot that broke a tie with Greg Vaughn for fourth place on the franchise list. George Foster holds the franchise record with 52 homers in 1977.
Dunn already has set a major league mark for strikeouts in a season. He fanned one time Friday, raising his total to 192.
Shortstop Jack Wilson made Pirates history with his 200th hit, a third-inning single. He became the first Pirates player with 200 hits since Dave Parker had 215 in 1977.
Honus Wagner is the only other Pittsburgh shortstop to get 200 hits -- he had 201 in 1908.
Craig Wilson hit his 29th homer in the seventh inning for the only run by Pittsburgh, which lost for the eighth time in 10 games.
Paul Wilson (11-6) allowed only five hits, giving him victories in his last two starts. Wilson, who made $3.5 million and is eligible for free agency, wound up as a symbol of the Reds' season.
The right-hander won his first seven decisions, helping the Reds turn into baseball's early season surprise. He was 9-2 on July 8, but didn't win again until last Saturday in Pittsburgh.
Notes
Pirates OF Jason Bay, a leading candidate for NL rookie of the year, went 0-for-4 with three strikeouts. ... Reds closer Danny Graves, recovering from strep throat, probably won't appear during the series. Graves tired quickly when he threw in the bullpen Friday. ... Castro was a late replacement for 2B D'Angelo Jimenez, who has a sore right thumb.