Zach Duke : May 12th, 2008, 4:15 pm est
Pirates SP Zach Duke (2-2) shook off five walks and three errors behind him to limit Atlanta to five hits over six shutout innings, as the Pirates won their season-high sixth in a row Monday, 5-0 over the Braves. Duke, who struck out three, was constantly in trouble, with at least two runners reaching in all but one inning, but he got key outs when he needed them while stranding 10 runners. Before Monday, the left-hander hadn't won successive starts since beating the Brewers and Mets, respectively, on Sept. 11 and 17, 2006.



