McLouth's 2 HR Help Duke Get 1st Win in Nearly 11 Months

Nate McLouth, dropped a spot in Pittsburgh's order to get more opportunities to produce runs, homered twice while driving in three runs and Zach Duke won for the first time in nearly a year as the Pirates beat the San Francisco Giants 12-6 on Tuesday night. Duke (1-2) was winless in six starts this season and 12 games since June 12.

He lost that on Daniel Ortmeier's RBI double, and wound up being charged with three runs on eight hits over 7 1-3 innings _ his longest start since he lasted eight innings in a 3-0 win over the Mets on Sept. 17, 2006. McLouth, a part-time outfielder until this season, had three hits to jump his average to .333. (More baseball stories.)