Duke leads Bucs to Game 1 win
Published 5/12/2008 by Jenifer Langosch at Major League Baseball News
Even a rainout on Sunday couldn't halt a streaking Pirates team that used another strong starting pitching performance to reel off its sixth straight win, this one 5-0 over the Braves in Game 1 of a doubleheader at PNC Park on Monday afternoon.
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