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Article: Big seventh lifts Pirates past Rockies
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- May 18, 2009
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The Pirates built up a lot of anger at the plate in the past
three weeks -- wasted quality starts, stranded runners and countless
missed chances.
In the seventh inning Sunday afternoon at PNC Park, they
unleashed those frustrations -- fourteen batters, 10 runs, nine hits
and, for at least one inning, an exorcised offense.
"It was certainly quite an inning," said Pirates center fielder
Nate McLouth, who had two hits and three RBI in the inning. "Things
went our way."
The Pirates posted one of their most prolific innings in the
modern era, scoring 10 runs -- including nine before they posted
their first out -- on their way to an 11-4 victory over the Colorado
Rockies.
"We went through a tough ...