Ross Ohlendorf (7-6) pitched seven innings and Freddy Sanchez got the Pirates going by scoring from second on a ball that bounded only a few feet from home plate during the fourth inning.

Sanchez went 3-for-3, reached base four times and drove in two runs for the Pirates.

Before the game, Pittsburgh sent starting leftfielder Nyjer Morgan to the Washington Nationals in a four-player deal involving outfielder Lastings Milledge and also shipped backup Eric Hinske to the Yankees.

The Pirates, spurred to trade because their farm system has been unproductive, acquired Milledge and reliever Joel Hanrahan from the Nationals for the fleet Morgan and lefthanded reliever Sean Burnett, a former first-round draft pick.

Hinske, the 2002 AL Rookie of the Year, went to the Yankees for minor league righthander Casey Erickson and outfielder Eric Fryer. The Yankees also get about $400,000 to help pay the remainder of Hinske's $1.5 million salary.

Just as they did last season by dealing Jason Bay and Xavier Nady, the Pirates traded two of their three starting outfielders before Aug. 1. They sent former NL All-Star centerfielder Nate McLouth to Atlanta on June 4 for pitcher Charlie Morton and two other prospects.

Like the McLouth trade, these deals weren't popular with players who have seen regular after regular traded - Aramis Ramirez, Brian Giles, Jason Kendall, Bay, Nady - since 2004 with the Pirates getting little in return. The Pirates are on a pace for a major league-record 17th consecutive losing season.

"What's so shocking is we're [six] games out and we've lost three of our everyday players," said shortstop Jack Wilson, a 9-year veteran. "It's tough for the guys who've been here and have seen these trades happen and absolutely do nothing. I've seen these trades two or three times a year and we still haven't had a winning season."

In other games:

* At Cincinnati, Dan Haren (7-5) held the Reds scoreless into the seventh inning and connected on his first career homer during a 6-2 victory that snapped the Arizona Diamondbacks' longest losing streak of the season at five.

* At St. Louis, Randy Johnson (8-5) won his third straight decision and 303rd of his career despite surrendering two home runs to Albert Pujols in the San Francisco Giants' 6-3 victory over the Cardinals.

* At Milwaukee, Ryan Braun hit a three-run double and scored on Johan Santana's throwing error, sending the Brewers to a 6-3 victory over the Mets that extended New York's losing streak to a season-high five games.

* At Miami, Hanley Ramirez knocked in four runs, including two on a single in the seventh, as the Florida Marlins defeated the Washington Nationals, 7-5, in a rain-shortened seven innings.

Ramirez also hit a two-run homer in the sixth.

* At Los Angeles, Jason Marquis (10-5) gave up two hits over nine innings to become the first 10-game winner in the National League and lead the Colorado Rockies over the Dodgers, 3-0. He also had a two-run single in the seventh.

* At San Diego, Tony Gwynn hit an RBI single and scored a run in a three-run seventh inning to lead the Padres over the Houston Astros, 4-3.

Noteworthy

Beltran likely will be out through the All-Star break while waiting for the bruise to subside.

* Righthanded reliever Jeff Samardzija returned to the Chicago Cubs' bullpen and righthander Jose Ascanio has been optioned to Triple A Iowa. Samardzija was recalled from Iowa, where he was 5-3 with a 3.72 ERA in 13 games.

* Righthander Jake Peavy's injured right ankle was re-examined, and the San Diego Padres ace could get his protective boot off in about 2 weeks. He has been on the disabled list since June 13 with a strained tendon. *