Beginning with a loss to Pittsburgh on Jan. 16 and ending with a heartbreaking loss at the buzzer to Boston College last Saturday, the Pirates had dropped five of their last seven games.

The Pirates dropped a grievance against Boston after Lyon was part of yesterday's revised deal.

After overcoming a 16-point first-half deficit to take a 10-point lead with 10 minutes 2 seconds left in the game, the Pirates wilted down the stretch and dropped an 84-77 decision to Georgetown at Continental Arena.

Pirates 12, Reds 3 PITTSBURGH (AP) - Barry Bonds's two-run homer capped a four-run second inning after Eric Davis, a center fielder, dropped an apparent inning-ending fly ball as Pittsburgh beat Cincinnati.

Last season the Pirates dropped to seventh, bringing them to a critical point.

The Pirates dropped to 16-13 and await a possible berth in the N.I.T. Abrams dominated Seton Hall inside most of the night and took control in the overtime.

That's enough to assure keeping a losing streak alive and it did as the Pirates dropped their fifth straight game.

Cambria did not appear in the 1970 NLCS, which the Pirates dropped in three straight games to the Cincinnati Reds.

The Pirates dropped three straight games, and 19 of their next 24.

The Pirates had beaten the Orangemen just 3 times in 21 meetings, and had dropped 17 games with them in a row.