Jason Bay's two-run double finished off Pittsburgh's five-run fourth inning and the Pirates shook off Mark Reynolds' two home runs to beat the Arizona Diamondbacks for the first time in their weekend series 6-4 on Sunday. Phil Dumatrait (3-3) was pulled after 5 2-3 innings on a sunny and humid 90-degree day, but still made his third consecutive effective start.
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Reynolds hits 2 HRs, but Pirates win
azcentral.com 6/8/2008 — PITTSBURGH - Before starts at PNC Park, Diamondbacks left-hander Doug Davis does everything he would do when pitching anywhere else. His routine remains unchanged, his advance scouting thorough as always. But he just can't shake this recurring ...
Diamondbacks vs. Pirates - Box Score - June 08, 2008
scores.espn.go.com 6/9/2008 — BATTING 2B: A LaRoche (13, D Davis); J Bautista (11, D Davis); J Bay (12, D Davis) RBI: J Bautista (22), R Chavez (6), J Wilson 2 (4), J Bay 2 (34) S: P Dumatrait 2, J Wilson SF: J Wilson 2-out RBI: J Bay 2, J Wilson Runners left in scoring position, ...
On the Pirates: Lincoln elbows his way back
post-gazette.com 6/8/2008 — A pitcher coming off major elbow surgery is supposed to need 12-18 months to return to competition. Brad Lincoln was back in 12. Once that pitcher returns, it is expected that he will struggle with command and velocity. When Lincoln, the Pirates' ...
The Official Site of Major League Baseball: News: Boxscore
mlb.mlb.com 6/8/2008 — HBP : Chavez, R (by Scherzer), Sanchez, F (by Scherzer). Pitches-strikes : Davis 90-54, Scherzer 47-28, Qualls 7-5, Slaten 11-8, Dumatrait 94-51, Yates 11-4, Marte 23-12, Osoria 15-10, Grabow 1-1, Capps 29-20. Ground outs-fly outs : Davis 7-4, ...
