The Bucs posted a lead for Zach Duke, and he's rode that thing into the seventh. Pirates 8, Cubs 0, in the bottom of the seventh.
... Holy cow, Zach Duke: 77 pitches in seven innings. He . . . could . . . go . . . all . . . the . . . way.
Get these young pitchers a lead, and good things happen. Duke has only one K, so we know he's putting the ball where they can hit it -- a little bit. Freddy Sanchez looks like a pro hitting third. Chris Duffy has gone 1-for-4 but, most important, he got on and scored in the first inning. He can go 1-for-6 as the leadoff guy, for all I care, provided he gets that first hit in the first inning. Right now we need early leads more than anything.
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