PHILADELPHIA (Interstat) — The Pittsburgh Pirates defeated the Philadelphia Phillies 6-1 Thursday afternoon at Citizens Bank Park, snapping a two-game losing streak in the series. Right-hander Jared Jones was the top star, allowing one run on two hits with six strikeouts over four innings. Nick Gonzales went 3-for-5 with a home run and two RBIs. Esmerlyn Valdez drove in three runs, including a triple in the seventh. Carmen Mlodzinski earned the win with three scoreless innings of relief, striking out two. José Alvarado took the loss. Pittsburgh outhit Philadelphia 14-4, scoring single runs in the fifth and ninth and two runs each in the seventh and eighth. The Phillies’ lone run came in the third on Bryce Harper’s double. Attendance was 37,851, and the game lasted 3 hours, 2 minutes. The Pirates improved to 44-44, while the Phillies fell to 50-39.