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Article: Notebook: Jack Wilson available to pinch hit

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May 11, 2006
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Manager Jim Tracy said Wednesday that shortstop Jack Wilson was available to pinch hit last night against the Arizona Diamondbacks at PNC Park. Tracy described Wilson as being about 60 percent recovered from an injury to his right hamstring, suffered May 6 while running the bases in Washington, D.C. Freddy Sanchez started at shortstop in place of Wilson for the second consecutive game.

Tracy said that he had not received any new information regarding the state of catcher/first baseman Ryan Doumit, who sustained an injury to his left hamstring while running the bases May 6 in Washington, D.C. Last week, Doumit returned to the Pirates after missing three weeks due to an injured left ...

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