LOS ANGELES — Matt Kemp hit a go-ahead, two-run homer in the sixth inning, Ronnie Belliard added a solo shot and the Los Angeles Dodgers beat the last-place Pittsburgh Pirates 3-1 Wednesday to complete a three-game sweep.

Los Angeles began the day with a five-game lead over Colorado in the NL West — its largest since being 5› games up on the Rockies on Sept. 1.
The Dodgers’ first three-game winning streak since Aug. 20-22 against the Chicago Cubs left them 29 games above .500 for the first time since the penultimate day of the 1985 season.