Cole pitches 3-hitter, Pirates rout Mariners 10-1 (Yahoo Sports)

Gerrit Cole pitched a three-hitter for his first career complete game and slumping Andrew McCutchen had a three-run home run among his three hits as the Pittsburgh Pirates rolled to a 10-1 victory over the Seattle Mariners on Wednesday night. Making the 88th start of his four-year career, Cole (6-6) struck six and walked one while winning for the first time since May 20. Cole threw 94 pitches, 70 for strikes, becoming the first Pirates pitcher to complete a game with fewer than 100 pitches since Francisco Liriano, who also needed just 94 at St. Louis on Aug. 14, 2013.