ATLANTA - Andrew McCutchen homered, Francisco Liriano won his fourth straight start and the Pittsburgh Pirates moved closer to a playoff berth by beating the Atlanta Braves 1-0 Monday night. Didi Gregorius Jersey . The Pirates, winners in 10 of their last 12, have a five-game lead over Milwaukee with six games remaining for both teams. Any combination of two Pittsburgh wins or Brewers losses will guarantee the Pirates at least a spot in the NL wild-card game for the second straight year. The Pirates still have hopes of winning the NL Central, but they began the night 2 1/2 games behind first-place St. Louis. McCutchen, the 2013 NL MVP, hit his 24th homer in the sixth off starter Aaron Harang. Pittsburgh has played three consecutive 1-0 games, winning the past two. Liriano (7-10) allowed three hits, walked four and struck out seven in six innings. He extended his consecutive scoreless streak to 28 innings. Liriano has a 0.69 ERA over his last five starts and 39 innings. He left the game when Jose Tabata pinch-hit in the seventh. Mark Melancon faced four batters in the ninth to earn his 32nd save in 36 chances. Atlanta lost its fourth straight to drop to 4-15 in September, worst in the majors. The Braves were eliminated from playoff contention Sunday. The teams struggles, combined with a bloated payroll and punchless offence, led to the firing of general manager Frank Wren earlier in the day. Harang (11-12) allowed four hits and one run with two walks and seven strikeouts in seven innings. Atlanta, dragged down again by a sluggish offence, fell to 8-53 when scoring two runs or less. UP NEXT Pirates: RHP Gerrit Cole (10-5) has won three straight starts and seven of his last nine decisions. Braves: LHP Alex Wood (11-10) helped beat the Pirates in his only start against them on Aug. 19, but did not receive a decision. STINGY STAFF Pittsburghs starters have a streak of 23 consecutive scoreless innings. ... Jared Hughes pitched the seventh and John Holdzkom the eighth to help the Pirates bullpen lower its ERA to 1.15 over its last 17 games. Don Larsen Jersey . They are back to a game above .500 on the year and back to .500 on the road. It was their 10th extra time game of the year, and only the second one that did not got to a shootout. Giancarlo Stanton Jersey . Will Venable and Ryan Ludwick drove in a run each for the Padres, who have taken six of their last seven contests and clinched their third straight series win after winning the first two in this set. Clayton Richard (4-9) allowed five hits and a pair of runs over seven innings, while fanning five. http://www.yankeesrookiestore.com/Yankees-Dellin-Betances-Kids-Jersey/ . A question that was repeatedly posed last season, and the season before that and in the 2011 campaign before that.The Edmonton Oilers agreed to terms with centre Anton Lander on a one-year contract extension on Monday. The 23-year-old Lander split the season between the Oilers and their American Hockey League affiliate, the Oklahoma City Barons. He appeared in 27 games with the Oilers, posting one assist and four penalty minutes. Last season, he captained the Oklahoma City Barons, recording 52 points, 30 penalty minutes and a plus seven rating in 53 games. Brett Gardner Jersey. His 52 points ranked second on the team, as well as ranking second in assists and power play goals. He also tallied two points for the Barons in three playoff games. The native of Sweden has registered eight points and 18 penalty minutes in 94 career NHL games. Lander was selected by Edmonton in the second round, 40th overall in the 2009 NHL Draft. ' ' '