Pittsburgh players greet Jose Bautista, second from left, after he hit a two-run home run against Milwaukee. The Pirates defeated the Brewers, 4-2, on Thursday night in Milwaukee.

Milwaukee ? Given a chance to move 10 games over .500 for the first time in 15 years, the Milwaukee Brewers fell short.

Jose Bautista and Ronny Paulino hit consecutive home runs in a four-run seventh inning, and the Pittsburgh Pirates rallied for a 4-2 victory Thursday night that stopped the Brewers’ four-game winning streak.

“It’s very frustrating,” Brewers starter Dave Bush said. “Mostly it’s just disappointing. I am one pitch away from maybe getting a win, at least putting us in a position to get a win. I am disappointed that when it came down to it, I couldn’t make the pitch when I needed to. I wish I had an answer for it.”

Tom Gorzelanny (4-1) won his fourth straight road start, giving up two runs and six hits in seven innings. Salomon Torres pitched the ninth for his ninth save in 12 chances.

Pittsburgh (13-14) had lost four of its previous five games following an 11-10 start.

Bush (2-3) gave up four runs and six hits in seven innings, allowing just one runner past second base in the first six innings.

With Pittsburgh trailing 2-0 in the seventh, Freddy Sanchez and Jason Bay opened with doubles. Bautista hit a go-ahead, two-run homer with two outs and Paulino took a ball, then homered for a two-run lead.

“What put that opportunity in play was the job that our starting pitcher did,” Pirates manager Jim Tracy said. “I don’t know what happens if (the Brewers) put a couple more runs up. It’s just another terrific pitching performance.”

Big innings have hurt Bush all season, who has a 6.03 earned-run average

“It’s mostly just about command,” Brewers manager Ned Yost said. “Tonight again he is cruising along and just made a couple mistakes that ended up killing him when he didn’t have margin for error.”

Mets 9, Diamondbacks 4

Phoenix – Damion Easley and David Wright each hit three-run homers in the ninth inning, and the Mets beat Arizona for their 11th straight victory in Chase Field.

With the Mets trailing 4-3, Easley, a former Diamondback, hit a 2-0 pitch from closer Jose Valverde (0-2) into the left-center-field bleachers. It was Valverde’s second blown save in 12 opportunities and his first since April 3 in Colorado.

Astros 7, Reds 5

Houston – Luke Scott hit a go-ahead, two-run double in a three-run eighth inning, leading Houston over Cincinnati.

With the Reds ahead 5-4, pinch-hitters Mike Lamb and Mark Loretta hit back-to-back singles off Mike Stanton (1-1) with one out in the eighth, and Scott doubled to left-center for a 6-5 lead. Craig Biggio followed with an RBI double, his 2,957th hit.