MIAMI(AP) -- Home runs from two unexpected sources powered the
Pittsburgh Pirates to a 7-4 victory over the Florida Marlins on
Friday night.

Brandon Moss and Ramon Vazquez hit the long balls to support
Charlie Morton's six shutout innings.

Moss's home run was his second of the season. Vazquez, starting
a second consecutive game for injured second baseman Freddy
Gonzalez, belted his first homer since July 31, 2008.

"When you start two days in a row, it's easier to make
adjustments," Vazquez said. "You feel more comfortable. It's not
the same as pinch-hitting where you get only one at-bat and then
you're done."

Hanley Ramirez failed to drive in a run for the first time in 11
games for Florida, which was coming off a three-game sweep of
Washington.

Morton (1-1) gave up one hit, walked four and struck out four as
the Pirates beat Florida for the fourth straight time and
improved to 14-8 against the NL East. Pittsburgh swept a home
series against the Marlins in April.

"When you get run support you know you just have to stay in the
game," Morton said.

"He broke bats, got strikeouts when he needed them, it's a sign
of a guy with quality stuff. That's very impressive," Pirates
manager John Russell said.

Andrew McCutchen's run-scoring double and Jack Wilson's two-run
double highlighted a three-run seventh that gave Pittsburgh a
7-0 lead.

John Baker had three RBIs, including a two-run homer in the
ninth for the Marlins.

Ramirez entered the game with the longest consecutive-game RBI
streak by an NL shortstop since the statistic began being
officially kept in 1920. Ramirez's best opportunity came in the
sixth, when he popped to short with runners on first and third
and one out.

"We had Morton against the ropes a couple of times but he made
pitches when he had to," Marlins manager Fredi Gonzalez said.

Chris Volstad (5-8) allowed four runs and three hits in three
innings. He bunted into an inning-ending double play immediately
following a 45-minute rain delay in the third, then was replaced
by Tim Wood to start the fourth.

"I would have liked that delay to be a little shorter so I could
go out there again," Volstad said. "The trend so far this year
is the pitches I leave up they're hitting out."

Pittsburgh took a 1-0 lead in the first when Moss hit a two-out
homer just over the wall in right-center.

"I don't care if everyone hits the top of the wall. I don't care
if they do the Jose Canseco thing and hit the head and goes over
the fence. It counts," Moss said.

Vazquez's two-run shot in the second made it 3-0. Andy LaRoche
walked with one out before Vazquez homered to right on Volstad's
first pitch.

Pittsburgh's lead increased to 4-0 when McCutchen scored on
Moss's fielder's choice.

Florida scored twice in the seventh, when Cody Ross and Baker
had back-to-back doubles and pinch-hitter Ross Gload followed
with a single.

The game started 30 minutes late due to storms in the area.

NOTES: Vazquez's previous home run was for Texas against
Seattle. ... Florida's Emilio Bonifacio (0 for 4) had his
nine-game hitting streak snapped. ... Sanchez (back tightness)
was a late scratch. He was listed as day-to-day. ... Pirates C
Ryan Doumit (right wrist) went 0 for 2 and caught five innings
during his rehab debut with Bradenton (Gulf Coast League) on
Friday. Pittsburgh hopes to have Doumit early in the second half
of the season. ... Marlins RHP Kiko Calero (shoulder) is
scheduled to throw Saturday and Monday at Class A Jupiter
(Florida State League). If all goes well, he could rejoin the
Marlins in Arizona next weekend.