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Vikings' Asher Allen retires at age 24
CHICAGO, May 2 (UPI) -- Zach Duke pitched a five-hit shutout Tuesday to lead the Pittsburgh Pirates to an 8-0 victory over the Chicago Cubs.
Duke (2-2) walked just one, retiring 13 straight batters until two outs in the ninth. The left-hander improved to 4-0 lifetime against the Cubs, lowering his ERA to 0.56 in those four starts. It was his first career shutout.
Freddy Sanchez went 3-for-5 with three RBI and Jeromy Burnitz hit a two-run homer for the Pirates.
Todd Walker had two hits for the Cubs, who have dropped three of their last four games.
Jack Wilson followed with a base hit to plate another run and the floodgates opened. Wilson then stole second and scored with Chris Duffy on Sanchez's single for an eight-run advantage.
Angel Guzman (0-1) suffered the setback, despite striking out seven over 5 2/3 innings. The right-hander gave up six runs on six hits with three walks.
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JACKSONVILLE, Fla., May 31 (UPI) --
Jacksonville, Fla., officials say a letter to the Jacksonville Jaguars owner accusing him of defaulting on his contract was the result of a "misunderstanding."
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NEW YORK, May 31 (UPI) --
Actor Michael McKean, who was hit by a car last week while walking in New York, says he has been discharged from St. Luke's Hospital.
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BALTIMORE, May 31 (UPI) --
U.S. astronomers are forecasting the Milky Way will have a violent collision with the neighboring Andromeda galaxy in about 4 billion years.
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CLEVELAND, May 31 (UPI) --
Cleveland prosecutors have dropped their case against a man who was ticketed for littering when he dropped a dollar he was attempting to give a disabled person.
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