Summary
PITTSBURGH -- Rookie Brad Eldred's third consecutive double drove in the winning run in the bottom of the ninth inning, and Pittsburgh overcame three San Diego homers for a 9-8 victory Wednesday night.
The win was the Pirates' second in eight games, while the Padres continued to struggle, losing for the 13th time in 15 games.See the full content of this document
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Late Double Lifts Pirates
Rob Mackowiak walked in the ninth and Eldred then hit a two-out line drive into the right-center field gap off Akinori Otsuka (1- 4).
Jose Mesa (2-6) pitched the ninth inning for the victory.San Diego hadn't homered in nine games sin...See the full content of this document
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