CINCINNATI (AP) - Jung Ho Kang provided a positive and emphatic ending to a road trip that didn't start so well for the Pittsburgh Pirates.
Kang hit Pittsburgh's first grand slam of the season Wednesday night, and the NL wild-card leaders headed home with a 5-4 win over the Cincinnati Reds.
Kang's tiebreaking shot in the sixth inning allowed the Pirates to widen their edge over Chicago to three games. The wild-card champion gets home-field advantage in the one-game playoff to see which team advances.
"That was a great chance for me, to begin with," Kang said through a translator.