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Tuesday, April 15, 2008

PIT Post-Gazette: McLouth’s ninth-inning blast ignites Pirates

One of these days, Nate McLouth is going to come back and touch Terra Firma.

Not quite yet, apparently. He stepped to the plate with two outs in the ninth inning, his team down a run, two aboard and one of the game’s finer closers, Los Angeles’ Takashi Saito, on the mound.

Crack! Three-run home run. Thirteen-game hitting streak.

And, after closer Matt Capps went 1-2-3 in the bottom half for his fourth save, the Pirates had their most uplifting victory of the young season, 6-4, last night at Dodger Stadium.

And a four-game winning streak, one shy of their 2007 high. And a record one game above .500 at 7-6.
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McLouth’s remarkable batting average is .383 and his RBI count, despite batting leadoff most nights, is tied for the team high at 14.

NTNgod Posted: April 15, 2008 at 05:59 AM | 5 comment(s) Login to Bookmark
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1. BeanoCook Posted: April 15, 2008 at 06:25 AM (#2744412)

That was an impressive HR.

2. Hello Rusty Kuntz, Goodbye Rusty Cars Posted: April 15, 2008 at 06:40 AM (#2744420)

Scully's call reminded me of the Kirk Gibson HR.

3. pyrite Posted: April 15, 2008 at 06:42 AM (#2744421)

When McLouth came to the plate, I said to myself: "If he drives these runs in, I'm buying something with his name on it." Five minutes later, I ordered a McLouth jersey.

4. Bring Me the Head of Alfredo Griffin (Vlad) Posted: April 15, 2008 at 12:55 PM (#2744482)

Nate is awesome.

Good game writeup by Dejan, too.

5. zonk Posted: April 15, 2008 at 01:00 PM (#2744490)

Nate McLouth - with help from Pat Burrell - are single-handedly carrying my team as Hunter Pence, Ryan Braun, and Ed Encarnacion flail away.

I targeted both McLouth and Burrell - getting Nate at $7, three bucks lower than I was willing to do; and Pat at $17, which was about two dollars lower than my limit on him.

I'm especially proud of myself for not getting scared away by Nate after pissing away $22 on Chris Duffy last season.

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