McLouth's 2 homers help Duke get 1st win in almost 11 months
Published 5/7/2008 by Alan Robinson, AP Sports Writer at Boston.com -- Baseball News
Nate McLouth, dropped a spot in Pittsburgh's order to get more opportunities to produce runs, homered twice while driving in three runs and Zach Duke won for the first time in nearly a year as the Pirates beat the San Francisco Giants 12-6 on Tuesday night.
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