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Pirates' Duke shuts out slumping Astros (AP) (sports.yahoo.com)

Zach Duke limited the struggling Astros to four hits in his third career shutout and Adam LaRoche homered during a five-run third inning, helping the Pittsburgh Pirates extend Houston's losing streak to five games with a 7-0 victory Monday. Freddy Sanchez had three doubles, two of them starting run-scoring innings, and the normally slow-starting LaRoche had three hits as the Pirates won their home...