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Pirates release struggling Morris.(Sports)
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Rocky Mountain News (Denver, CO)
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April 28, 2008
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Byline: Associated Press
PITTSBURGH Matt Morris, the veteran right-hander added by the Pittsburgh Pirates late last season to stabilize a young rotation, was released Sunday after failing to pitch past the second inning in his latest start.
Morris fell to 0-4 with a 9.67 earned-run average after giving up six runs, three earned, and six hits in 12/3 innings during an 8-4 loss to the Phillies on Saturday night.
Morris is 121-92 with a 3.98 ERA in 11 seasons, mostly with the Cardinals. He was a career-best 22-8 with a 3.16 ERA in 2001 and averaged nearly 16 wins per season with St. Louis from 2001-05.
"It's been difficult," Morris said. "I could feel it all ...