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Article: Pirates whip Astros, snap 3-game skid
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- May 31, 2009
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Give this to the Pirates -- they keep you guessing.
One day after being shackled by a 37-year-old right-hander who
allows nearly a run an inning, the Pirates knocked around the
pitcher with the second-best ERA in baseball.
Go figure.
The Pirates held off a late scare and beat the Astros and 1.71-
ERA-toting Wandy Rodriguez, 7-4, on Saturday night in front of a
sellout Skyblast crowd at PNC Park.
"We were ready to swing the bat," said Andy LaRoche, who went 2
for 4. "We weren't going to wait around until we got two strikes. We
wanted to jump on him early."
Jeff Karstens (2-2) won for the first time since April 21. He
pitched seven innings, his longest outing of the season. He allowed
two runs ...