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Article: Phillies pound Bucs, Van Benschoten

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PHILADELPHIA - John Van Benschoten got two huge outs in the first inning Friday night against the Philadelphia Phillies.

For Van Benschoten, who was pitching for his job in the Pirates' starting rotation, they were the two toughest, and most crucial, outs he'd gotten all season.

All Van Benschoten needed to cap a dramatic turnaround and muzzle a rowdy, near-sellout crowd at Citizens Bank Park was one more strike.

That, he did not get.

Instead, Van Benschoten wound up allowing two runs in the first inning and four more in the third. The Phillies went on to flatten the Pirates, 8-1, in seven innings.

The game was called after a 61-minute rain delay.

"My teammates deserved a better start than ...

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