Wells solid;Cubs avoid sweep

CHICAGO - Randy Wells is done with allowing off-fielddistractions get in way of his pitching. Wells pitched six strong innings and Marlon Byrd drove in tworuns as the Chicago Cubs beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 6-3Sunday to avoid a three-game sweep. Wells was impressive again after pitching his first careershutout in last week?s 7-0 win over the Giants. He pitched atwo-hitter to outduel Tim Lincecum in his first-career completegame.