Cubs Roll to 12th Win in 15 Games

PITTSBURGH - Ryan Theriot and the Chicago Cubs hitters easily singled out the reason they won Saturday night - they hit a lot of singles.

Despite being in their longest home run drought since 1999, the Cubs won for the 12th time in 15 games, beating the Pittsburgh Pirates 7-1.

The Cubs did not homer for the eighth straight game. Instead, they got 14 hits, all of them in the first six innings and all but one a single.

"I'd rather not hit any (homers) and win than hit four or five and lose," said Ryan Theriot, who had three hits. "The key to the game is whoever touches home most wins, and I guess however you do that, it really doesn't matter too much. We've got …