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PITTSBURGH -- Gerrit Cole never obsessed about pitching a complete game, but was happy to get his first one.Cole pitched a three-hitter and slumping Andrew McCutchen had a three-run home run among his three hits as the Pittsburgh Pirates rolled to a 10-1 victory over the Seattle Mariners on Wednesday night.It was good, a really good feeling, Cole said. You try to do it every time out but its not something I had been dwelling on. There are lot of variables that can leak into any start and throw you astray, so you just focus on the things you can control like your delivery and making quality pitches.Making the 88th start of his four-year career, Cole (6-6) struck six and walked one while winning for the first time since May 20. He had gone six starts without a victory while also spending nearly five weeks on the disabled list with strained right triceps from June 11-July 16.Cole threw 94 pitches, 70 for strikes, against a Mariners lineup stacked with seven left-handed hitters and a switch-hitter while becoming the first Pirates pitcher to complete a game with fewer than 100 pitches since Francisco Liriano, who also needed just 94 at St. Louis on Aug. 14, 2013.He put his foot down and pitched, Pirates manager Clint Hurdle said. Thats as efficient as Ive seen him since hes been here. Twenty pitches the first inning, 74 for the other eight. Really good outing.McCutchens three-run blast off David Rollins came in the eighth inning and capped the scoring. His 15th home run of the season pushed the nine-year veterans career total to 166, tying Dave Parker for fifth on the Pirates all-time list.McCutchen, who also doubled, had gone 4 for 29 with eight strikeouts in his previous seven games, dropping the 2013 NL MVPs batting average to .241.I felt something (good), thats for sure, McCutchen said. Im just going to stick with this and keep going. It was a good day for me as far as the feel goes, and had the results with it. Hopefully, it can propel me into these last couple of months of the season.McCutchen and Jung Ho Kang, who hit a three-run double to finish a four-run seventh inning, each had four RBI to help the Pirates win for the sixth time in nine games. Jordy Mercer also had three of the Pirates 14 hits and David Freese and Starling Marte added two each as the top four in the order went a combined 10 for 17.Kang greeted reliever Nathan Karns with his double that pushed the Pirates lead to 7-1.Kang also earlier hit a sacrifice fly off James Paxton (3-5) to finish a three-run third inning that broke a scoreless tie.Paxton gave up three runs and six hits in five innings, striking out six and walking one.Drew Storen made his Mariners debut and was charged with four runs in a 1 1/3 innings a night after being acquired from the Toronto Blue Jays in a trade for fellow reliever Joaquin Benoit.Norichika Aoki hit a pair of doubles and scored the Mariners lone run in the sixth inning on Robinson Canos sacrifice fly. Seattle had won five of its previous seven games.Cole threw the ball really well, Mariners manager Scott Servais said. 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Steve Borthwick has urged England to create a moment they will cherish in retirement by ending their long-standing victory drought against South Africa.The Springboks launch the Old Mutual Wealth Series when they visit Twickenham on Saturday and start as heavy 4/1 underdogs as they negotiate their worst sequence of results for a decade, including a record home defeat at the hands of New Zealand.Yet their mastery of England dates back to 2006, spanning 11 wins and a draw, and no member of the Grand Slam champions current squad has ever prevailed in the fixture.Borthwick and Eddie Jones masterminded Japans stunning triumph over South Africa at last autumns World Cup -- the greatest upset in rugby history -- before switching allegiance to Twickenham, so the forwards coach understands the value of producing the extraordinary.I was privileged to play a lot of games of rugby but, and I said this to the groups I captained at the end of my career, I dont actually remember an awful lot of them, former England captain Borthwick said.When you look back there arent really that many that stick out, so its important for people to create really good memories and memories that stick out.Its hard to find a common trend through our period of poor results against South Africa.We know theyre a very good side, but this is an opportunity for us to put that to bed and start a new record. Thats what weve been preparing for.We all know that Test rugby is a major physical challenge and South Afrrica are one of the most confrontational teams, but this is Test match rugby.dddddddddddd.The players are physically and mentally well prepared. This group has really developed and the leadership has been strong, not just from the captain but also from the senior players.Jones insists Englands approach to toppling South Africa, a team he has branded bullies who view rugby as chess with steroids, will be based on Muhammad Alis rope-a-dope tactics against George Foreman in 1974.The head coachs message has been echoed by Borthwick, who believes it is intelligence and not muscle that offers Englands clearest route to victory.The one thing thats key is the players ability to adapt on the pitch and they do that by playing smart rugby in all areas of the game, Borthwick said.They must find a way to adapt and to get the win. Thats key with this group. Weve got some smart guys and its the players who lead it.Courtney Lawes will lead out England in celebration of his 50th cap and the 27-year-old Northampton lock will also be calling the line-out .Courtney has been absolutely world class, diligent in his preparation and while hes had one or two injury knocks, hes looking after his body now, line-out specialist Borthwick said.Im watching him and think hes doing very, very well. Hes been playing well for Northampton and is well prepared for South Africa. ' ' '