For some reason the Pirates never deliver when they have a decided advantage in the pitching matchup.
Brian Moehler is awful. The Pirates have hit him in the past (7-0 win in home opener) and so has the rest of the league (ERA above 8). Tonight, all he had to do was throw lots of strikes, [...]
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