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BERLIN -- Hamburger SV won 2-0 at Augsburg on Friday to finally appear comfortable in the Bundesliga after a terrible start to the season. Son Heung-Min and Artjoms Rudnevs scored in each half for the visitors, who lost their opening three league games. "To win is always nice," said Rafael van der Vaart, whose side bounced back from a 1-0 loss to Stuttgart. "Last week we played well, and today we showed again that we can fight. Every one of us wanted to win." But Hamburg started poorly, and had goalkeeper Rene Adler to thank for denying Kevin Vogt in the fourth minute. Son scored his fifth goal of the season against the run of play in the 13th, cutting inside a defender from the right before unleashing a shot that flew inside the far post. Tobias Werner should have equalized after the break but failed to direct his header on target -- a recurring theme for Augsburg, which created nearly twice as many goal opportunities. "It wasnt what we wanted," said Hamburg coach Thorsten Fink. "We allowed far too many chances." Rudnevs made the game safe in the 63rd, when Van der Vaart played a perfect through-ball for the Latvia striker to blast past the helpless Simon Jentzsch. "We tried hard. But I think we could have played another three hours without scoring," Jentzsch said. "It means we have to keep working." Hamburg was provisionally fourth before the rest of the ninth round was played. Defending champion Borussia Dortmund visits Freiburg on Saturday and leader Bayern Munich hosts Bayer Leverkusen on Sunday. Hamburgs next game is at home to Bayern on Nov. 3. Wholesale Jerseys From China . On Sunday, they became the first Canadian club in MLS history to qualify for the post-season, completing a major turnaround. However, celebrations in Vancouver have been tempered by the way in which the Caps have stumbled towards the end of the year. NFL Jerseys From China . 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I left a lot of guys on base. Guys made plays behind me." The last Pirates pitcher to win six straight decisions was rookie Zach Duke in 2005. He did it over eight starts to open his career 6-0. Burnett had not done well at Progressive Field until handing the Indians their fourth loss in five games. He came in 1-5 with a 6.75 ERA in six previous starts in Cleveland. "He had an easy day of work," Indians manager Manny Acta said. "We didnt even run his pitch count up. He got us the whole day. We couldnt do much." Clevelands Michael Brantley went 0 for 3 with a walk, halting the majors longest hitting streak this season at 22 games. After being shut out for the sixth time on Friday night, the Pirates broke loose for 12 hits and most runs since a 10-4 win over the Chicago Cubs on May 27. "Its not about the homers, but about having better at-bats," manager Clint Hurdle said. "It is what is going on underneath the helmet than the swings." Hurdle liked how McGehee bounced back from being called out on strikes in the first inning and grounding into a double play against Ubaldo Jimenez (6-5) in the third. "Casey was in a rough place early," Hurdle said. "Those things can send you the wrong way. Then he got a hanging breaking ball and banged it into the left-field bleachers." The two-run shot in the sixth made it 4-2. Alvarezz first homer tied it at 1 in the second. He added a two-run shot in the nninth off Nick Hagadone.dddddddddddd. That came after McGehees two-out, two-run blooper to right made it 7-2. Burnett walked four and gave up six hits, including homers to Asdrubal Cabrera in the first and Casey Kotchman in the fifth. He worked out of two jams. After Cabreras homer made it 1-0, Cleveland put two runners on. Johnny Damon then hit a blooper to short right field, but second baseman Neil Walker made a tumbling, over-the-shoulder catch for the third out. In the sixth, Cleveland loaded the bases on singles by Cabrera and Jason Kipnis along with Damons two-out walk. Burnett got Shelley Duncan to pop out to end that threat. "That was a huge inning for us," Acta said. "We had an opportunity to get back into the game and maybe take the lead." The Pirates got a run on three straight one-out singles off Jimenez in the third. Garrett Jones run-scoring hit made it 2-1 before Jimenez got McGehee to ground into an inning-ending double play. Three innings later, McGehee hit his third homer -- all in his last eight starts. He is hitting .440 (11 of 25) the last two weeks against right-handers. "When you come to a new team, you want to make an impact," said McGehee, who struggled early this year after being acquired from Milwaukee in December. "I took a step back and tried to relax, put up better at bats. I just feel more comfortable." Alex Presley made it 5-2 in the seventh with his fourth homer, off reliever Tony Sipp. It was the fifth homer allowed by Sipp in his last 22 innings. Jimenez gave up seven hits and four runs over six innings. The right-hander had allowed only two earned runs in two previous starts this month after struggling in May, when he had a 6.75 ERA six starts. NOTES: Indians DH Travis Hafner, who had right knee surgery May 24, is hitting off a tee and said he hopes to start a rehab assignment "in two weeks." ... Pirates RHP Jeff Karstens, out since April 18 with right shoulder inflammation, is scheduled to begin a rehab Tuesday at Double-A Altoona. ... Damons walk was the 1,000th of his career. He is 114th all-time. ' ' '