Cole, Alvarez lead Pirates past Dodgers 6-3


June 16, 2013 at 6:42p.m.

Cole, Alvarez lead Pirates past Dodgers 6-3

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Rookie Gerrit Cole won again, getting home run help from Pedro Alvarez and pitching the Pittsburgh Pirates past the Los Angeles Dodgers 6-3 Sunday.

Cole (2-0) allowed three runs on seven hits and no walks in 5 2/3 innings. The top pick from the 2011 draft won in his big league debut last week.

Alvarez snapped a 2-all tie when he connected off Zack Greinke (3-2) for a three-run homer in the fifth. Alvarez leads the Pirates with 15 homers.

The Pirates won for the sixth time in their last nine games. Alex Presley had three hits for the Pirates, including a home run, and Garrett Jones added a two-run single.

Dodgers rookie Yasiel Puig got three hits and raised his batting average to .479 in his first 48 at-bats in the majors.