Pirates 3 Mets 0

The sweep is complete. Zach Duke was the star today, throwing up 8 zeroes in a row, making the 2 runs the Bucs scored in the first inning more than enough to keep the Mets from clinching for the third day in a row. Perhaps most importantly, Duke made his third really good start in a row, giving all of us Bucco fans flashes back to his fantastic rookie year last year. The win was also our 63rd of the year, meaning that somehow this baseball team that was swept by the Royals in June won't lose 100 games this year. Freddy Sanchez and Chris Duffy provided a good bit of today's offense with Duffy getting two hits and scoring twice and Freddy getting two hits (to regain the lead in the batting race) and knocking Duffy in both times. Today's win also assured the Pirates will finish .500 at home this year. They're now 41-34 at PNC, which is a pretty stunning fact, all things considered.