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Xavier Nady hit a double and a sacrifice fly, both with the bases loaded, and Shawn Chacon got his first win as a starter this season to help the Pittsburgh Pirates beat the Washington Nationals 7-6 Tuesday night.
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Rookie Beltran Perez allows one hit over six innings to win his first major league start, and the Nationals beat the Atlanta Braves, 9-2, on Tuesday night.
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Philadelphia, PA -- Ty Wigginton hit a two-run homer and Tike Redman drove in two runs with a double to lead the Pittsburgh Pirates to a 6-1 victory over the Philadelphia Phillies at Citizens Bank Park.
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PHOENIX (Ticker) -- Jack Wilson lofted a sacrifice fly in the top of the 10th inning to lift the Pittsburgh Pirates to a wild 8-7 victory over the Arizona Diamondbacks. In the 10th, Jose Castillo drew leadoff walk against Greg Aquino (0-1) and stole ...
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Finally, the Pittsburgh Pirates walked off with a win. Freddy Sanchez led off the ninth inning with a home run and the Pirates rallied to end a 13-game losing streak, their longest since 1900, by beating the Chicago White Sox 7-6 Thursday.
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Back in sole possession of the NL Central lead, Milwaukee faltered again. Ronny Paulino singled in the go-ahead run during a three-run eighth inning, and the Pittsburgh Pirates beat the division-leading Brewers 7-4 Wednesday.
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Trevor Hoffman became major league   baseball's all-time saves leader as the San Diego Padres   solidified their hold on the NL West with a 2-1 win over the   Pittsburgh Pirates on Sunday.
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Greg Maddux reached the 15-win plateau  for a record 17th straight season and also drove in two runs in  the second inning to power the Chicago Cubs to a 6-3 victory  over the host Pittsburgh Pirates in the National League  Thursday.
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The rookie John Van Benschoten allowed five hits in eight innings for his first major league victory, and the Pirates beat the Astros, 6-1, last night.
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In a matchup of pitchers with ERAs above 5.90, Pittsburgh's Shawn Chacon got the best of St. Louis' Jeff Weaver in a 1-0 Pirates win on Saturday.
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Ty Wigginton hit a two-run homer and Oliver Perez pitched 6 2-3 strong innings, helping the Pittsburgh Pirates stop a seven-game road losing streak with a 6-1 victory over Philadelphia on Monday night that eliminated the Phillies from postseason contention.
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SPOKANE, Wash. -- Pittsburgh Pirates outfielder Jason Bay, who won the National League Rookie of the Year on Monday, played at Gonzaga University.
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Carlos Zambrano pitched 7 1-3 shutout innings to outduel Oliver Perez and beat Pittsburgh for the fifth straight time this season, carrying the Chicago Cubs to a tense, 1-0 victory over the Pirates on Wednesday night.
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Greg Maddux reached the 15-win plateau for a record 17th straight season and also drove in two runs in the second inning to power the Chicago Cubs to a 6-3 victory over the host Pittsburgh Pirates in the National League Thursday.
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Barry Larkin homered in his final at-bat on a noteworthy night &#151; perhaps one of his last in a Cincinnati Reds uniform &#151; and got a curtain call that capped a 5-1 victory over the Pittsburgh Pirates on Friday night.
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Rick Ankiel isn't just hitting, he's turning into a force. The pitcher-turned-outfielder homered twice and had a career-high seven RBIs, leading the St. Louis Cardinals over the visiting Pittsburgh Pirates, 16-4, yesterday in a game shortened to eight innings because of rain.
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Ronny Paulino hit a tiebreaking RBI single in the eighth inning and Jason Bay homered and drove in three runs to lead the Pittsburgh Pirates to a 7-4 victory over the Cincinnati Reds on Saturday night.