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Pittsburgh Pirates: Lincoln the savior at Citizens’

Found June 28, 2012 on isportsweb.com:
PLAYERS: Brad Lincoln
TEAMS: Pittsburgh Pirates
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Follow me on Twitter @jim_krug       (Opening image credit cbspittsburgh) If the Pittsburgh Pirates are to finish over .500 this season for the first time since 1992, fans may point to the 7th inning of last night’s 11-7 Pirates’ win over the Philadelphia Phillies as a turning point.  The situation was bleak.  Losers of 3 in a row, and on the verge of being swept by their cross-state rivals.  Having seen their 6-run lead shrink to only 1, runners on 1st and 2nd, and still no outs for the Phillies. Lincoln; Image credit piratesgab The Pirates called on RP Brad Lincoln, recently demoted back to the bullpen to clear a spot for SP Jeff Karstens’ return from the DL.  With a tenacity as fierce as a vampire hunter, Lincoln promptly struck out Hunter Pence, forced Shane Victorino to fly out, and struck out pinch-hitter Jim Thome on 3 pitches, culminating in an extended staredown of Thome as he walked off the field.  Boom.  The Pirates added 3 more runs- 2 courtesy of CF Andrew McCutchen’s 1...
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