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Duke outpitches Santana as Pirates win (AP) (sports.yahoo.com)

Zach Duke pitched seven effective innings and the Pittsburgh Pirates beat Johan Santana and the New York Mets 3-1 on Tuesday night. Jason Jaramillo hit his first major league homer for the Pirates, who have won three of four. Freddy Sanchez and Nate McLouth each had two hits. Duke (6-4) allowed one run and eight hits to lower his ERA to 2.62.