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Error-prone Pittsburgh Pirates 3B Andy LaRoche benched

Apr. 8, 2009
Third baseman Andy LaRoche is not in the Pittsburgh Pirates' lineup, a day after he dropped a pop-up for his third error in the first two games of the season.
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MLB: Pittsburgh 6, San Diego 1

SAN DIEGO, Sept. 28 (UPI) -- Jason Michaels and Adam LaRoche drove in two runs each Sunday when the Pittsburgh Pirates recorded a season-ending 6-1 win against San Diego.

MLB: Pittsburgh 7, St. Louis 2

PITTSBURGH, Sept. 14 (UPI) -- Adam LaRoche drove in three runs Sunday to lead the Pittsburgh Pirates to a 7-2 rout of St. Louis, a three-game sweep and the end of a six-game losing streak.

MLB: San Francisco 7, Pittsburgh 6

SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 7 (UPI) -- Scott McClain's two-run seventh-inning homer Saturday was the difference in the San Francisco Giants' 7-6 win over Pittsburgh.

MLB: Pittsburgh 6, Cincinnati 5

CINCINNATI, Sept. 3 (UPI) -- Adam LaRoche singled in the go-ahead run in the eighth inning Wednesday and Pittsburgh held on to edge Cincinnati 6-5.

MLB: Pittsburgh 3, Cincinnati 2

CINCINNATI, Sept. 2 (UPI) -- Brandon Moss and Andy LaRoche hit back-to-back home runs Tuesday, helping the Pittsburgh Pirates end a 10-game losing streak with a 3-2 win over Cincinnati.

MLB: Milwaukee 7, Pittsburgh 0

PITTSBURGH, Aug. 31 (UPI) -- Milwaukee's CC Sabathia tossed an 11-strikeout, one-hitter and the Brewers whipped Pittsburgh 7-0 Sunday, the Pirates' 10th consecutive defeat.

MLB: Houston 5, Pittsburgh 4

HOUSTON, Aug. 26 (UPI) -- Ty Wigginton hit a two-run homer in the bottom of the eighth Sunday as Houston edged the Pittsburgh Pirates 5-4.

MLB: Pittsburgh 8, Houston 3 (15 inn.)

HOUSTON, Aug. 25 (UPI) -- Adam LaRoche ignited a five-run 15th inning with a three-run homer Friday night, as the Pittsburgh Pirates out-lasted Houston, 8-3.

MLB: Pittsburgh 11, Philadelphia 6

PITTSBURGH, Aug. 18 (UPI) -- Adam LaRoche and Xavier Nady scored the winning runs on an error Saturday night as the Pittsburgh Pirates beat Philadelphia, 11-6.

LaRoche dealt to Pittsburgh by Atlanta

PITTSBURGH, Jan. 19 (UPI) -- Atlanta first baseman Adam LaRoche was traded Friday to the Pittsburgh Pirates as part of a four-player deal.
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Russian Maria Sharapova signs autographs after winning her French Open womens first round match against Romanian Alexandra Cadantu at Roland Garros in Paris on May 29, 2012. Sharapova defeated Cadantu 6-0, 6-0 to advance to the next round. UPI/David Silpa