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LOS ANGELES – James Loney hit his second three-run homer in two nights, Juan Rivera added a two-run shot and Ted Lilly pitched seven sharp innings, leading the Los Angeles Dodgers to a 6-1 victory over the Pittsburgh Pirates on Saturday night.

Lilly (10-14) allowed a run and four hits, struck out seven and walked two.

The two-time All-Star, winding up his first full season with the Dodgers, joined CC Sabathia and Mark Buehrle as the only left-handers to reach double digits in wins during each of the past nine seasons.

Lilly has a 2.67 ERA over his past 10 starts, lowering his overall ERA to 4.27.

All-Star Matt Kemp scored his 100th run in the third inning on Rivera's homer and stole his 40th base in the sixth, becoming the first player in Dodgers franchise history with at least 40 steals, 100 runs scored, 100 RBIs and 30 home runs.

James McDonald (9-9) matched his shortest outing in 30 starts this season, throwing 76 pitches over three innings and giving up five runs and seven hits.

It was his first appearance against the team that drafted him in the 11th round of the 2002 draft and brought him up to the majors for the first time in 2008.

The Pirates acquired McDonald from Los Angeles at last year's non-waiver trade deadline.

Saturday was the third anniversary of his big league debut, when the lanky right-hander pitched a perfect inning of relief at Pittsburgh and struck out two. He was 5-6 with a 4.11 ERA in 53 appearances with Los Angeles, including five starts.

The Dodgers grabbed a 3-0 lead in the first, as Loney drove a first-pitch homer into the pavilion seats in right-center for his 11th of the season and the 23rd allowed by McDonald.

In Friday's series opener, Loney ended a homerless drought of 57 at-bats on a full count against reliever Chris Resop while pinch-hitting for Justin Sellers in the sixth inning of the Dodgers' 7-2 win.

Kemp led off the third with a single and Rivera followed with his fourth home run since joining the Dodgers in a trade with Toronto on the day of the All-Star game.

Los Angeles increased the margin to 6-1 in the fifth, when Tim Federowicz singled home Aaron Miles for his first RBI in the major leagues.

Pirates catcher Matt Pagnozzi, the nephew of former St. Louis catcher Tom Pagnozzi, made his Pirates debut in the fifth as a pinch-hitter for reliever Aaron Thompson and hit an opposite-field single on the second pitch he saw.

Once he puts on the gear, Pagnozzi will become the eighth different catcher used this season by manager Clint Hurdle — the most by the Pirates since 1953 and one shy of the franchise record set in 1914.

Notes: The Dodgers were eliminated from the NL wild-card race Saturday with Atlanta's 1-0 victory over the New York Mets. ... Lilly had a career-high 17 wins in 2008 with the Chicago Cubs. ... The Pirates are 17-40 since July 19, when they were 51-44 and led the NL Central by a half-game. They have since plummeted to a season-worst 21 games out of first place. ... Rivera ended an 0-for-19 drought with a first-inning single. In 53 games with the Dodgers, he is hitting .283 with 37 RBIs.