Musgrove pitches into 9th, Pirates top Braves 7-4

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    Joe Musgrove knew something was off.

    It wasn't just the back-to-back losses he took in late May -- it was the way he worked in those games. His typically smooth delivery got funky. The crispness that comes when he's rolling vanished.

    So the Pittsburgh Pirates right-hander pored over video. He dissected his bullpen sessions with backup catcher Jacob Stallings. And then Musgrove went out and shut down the Atlanta Braves, pitching into the ninth inning for the first time in his career in a 7-4 victory Wednesday night.

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