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Pirates snap four-game skid, end Mets' six-game win streak

Monday, August 18, 2008

PITTSBURGH (AP) -- Steve Pearce was coming to bat against the New York Mets with the bases loaded in a tie game, and Pittsburgh teammate Jack Wilson wanted to have a word with the rookie. "I reminded him he's been in that situation before," Wilson said. "It's important for young guys to know they can come up big in those situations." Pearce again delivered against the Mets, hitting a go-ahead single in the eighth inning that led the Pirates to a 5-2 victory Monday, ending New York's six-game ...

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