Ozzie Albies homered, doubled and knocked in three runs against the Reds on Thursday.
Devin Mesoraco returned to the starting lineup Thursday and went 1-for-4 against the Braves.
Joey Votto homered in a third straight game Thursday against the Braves.
Corey Dickerson homered off Alex Wilson in the bottom of the ninth to give the Pirates a 1-0 win over the Rays on Thursday.
Ivan Nova scattered six hits over eight innings in the Pirates' 1-0 win over the Tigers on Thursday.
Rob Biertempfel of The Athletic reports that Jung Ho Kang has been granted a work visa to re-enter the United States and "will rejoin the Pirates in the coming days."
Michael Fulmer shut out the Pirates for six innings and struck out nine in a no-decision Thursday.
Josh Bell went 0-for-4 against the Tigers on Thursday and is batting just .240/.302/.344 in 96 at-bats.