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The Brewers get of of Pittsburgh finally on a good note. Tako 2 of 3

PITTSBURGH -- The overtime was worth it.

David Bell hit a two-run single in the top of the 13th inning that sent the Brewers to a 5-2 win over the Pirates at PNC Park on Wednesday. The Brewers won the series, snapping a streak of seven consecutive losing road series since they took three of four from the Cubs at Wrigley Field in late June.

Bell's bases-loaded hit off losing pitcher Damaso Marte (0-7) snapped an 0-for-16 in-game slump by Brewers hitters since Tony Graffanino led off the eighth inning with a single. Graffanino led off the 13th with a walk, and the Brewers loaded the bases courtesy of two Marte wild pitches and two intentional walks.

Bell atoned for a third-inning error that led to an unearned run and finished 4-for-5. Mike Rivera greeted reliever Britt Reames with an RBI single for a three-run lead, Rivera's second RBI of a long afternoon.

Francisco Cordero worked the bottom of the 13th inning for his eighth National League save. Winning pitcher Geremi Gonzalez (4-2) pitched around a leadoff single by Pirates shortstop Jose Hernandez in the bottom of the 12th inning that snapped a combined 0-for-23 batting drought for both teams.

Brewers starter Chris Capuano pitched six innings and surrendered only two runs, one earned, on five hits. He struck out five and did not walk a batter, but came up short in his seventh attempt to notch his 11th win of the season.