His outing Wednesday night proved he remains a work in progress.

Pavano was rocked for eight runs in 3 2/3 innings, and the Indians never recovered in a 10-6 loss to the Pirates that evened up a three-game Interleague set at PNC Park. While five of the runs off Pavano were unearned, as a result of a throwing error by shortstop Luis Valbuena in the Pirates' six-run fourth inning, the simple fact was that Pavano didn't make pitches when it counted in this loss.

The Pirates got to Pavano with three runs in the second. They loaded the bases to set up an RBI opportunity for pitcher Zach Duke, who grounded a single into right field. Andrew McCutchen followed with a two-run single on a grounder to left to make it 3-0.

Though the Indians answered with a run off Duke in the fourth, the game got away from them in the bottom of the inning. With two out, Nyjer Morgan singled and stole second, with catcher Kelly Shoppach's throw getting airmailed into center field. That started a trend of the Tribe throwing the ball around. Freddy Sanchez reached on Valbuena's throwing error to put two on, and both runners were in scoring position after Pavano's wild pitch.

Then it all fell apart. Adam LaRoche smacked a two-run single to center, and his brother, Andy, followed with an RBI single to right. Brandon Moss' RBI double knocked Pavano out of the game, with the score 7-0. And reliever Jensen Lewis came on to serve up his ninth homer of the season -- a two-run shot off the bat of Jason Jaramillo.

The Pirates added to their lead with Adam LaRoche's sixth-inning solo shot off Tony Sipp and never looked back in this blowout.

The Pirates added to their lead with Adam LaRoche's sixth-inning solo shot off Tony Sipp. While the Indians created some ninth-inning drama with five two-out runs off Steven Jackson, it was not enough to atone for the pitching woes