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Pirates take advantage of Hampton's injury for win

Thursday, April 3, 2008

ATLANTA (AP) -- Mike Hampton grimaced after throwing a warm-up pitch, and the Atlanta Braves bullpen got ready for a long night -- in the field and on the mound. Eventually, Xavier Nady and the Pittsburgh Pirates broke through. Nady, who hit two homers in the Pirates' extra-innings win in the series opener, drove in Nyjer Morgan with a 10th-inning single and the Pirates beat the Braves 4-3 on Thursday night. The Braves used seven pitchers after Hampton's much-anticipated comeback was postpo ...

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