Sanchez bats leadoff for Pirates
Published 5/6/2008 by Jenifer Langosch at Major League Baseball News
Hopeful of giving the offense a collective boost, manager John Russell did a little switch-a-roo with his lineup for Tuesday, moving Freddy Sanchez up one spot to hit leadoff and sliding Nate McLouth down a slot to hit right behind him.
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