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Blanco's sacrifice fly in ninth sends Padres past Pirates

Associated Press

Saturday, September 19, 2009

PITTSBURGH -- Will Venable was a little worried before Neil Walker's drive settled into his glove in right. Henry Blanco hit a sacrifice fly in the ninth inning and Venable hauled in Walker's fly ball on the warning track for the final out, finishing off the San Diego Padres' 2-1 victory over the Pittsburgh Pirates on Saturday. "I was a little scared for a second, but it hung up there for us," Venable said. "However you can do it to be able to get the W is huge." In a game between two teams a ...

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