The Giants get some veteran help, acquiring 2B Jeff Keppinger from the Astros for minor league pitchers Henry Sosa and Jason Stoffel. Freddy Sanchez and his replacement Bill Hall are both on the disabled list for the Giants, with Sanchez out for the season.

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The Giants get some veteran help, acquiring 2B Jeff Keppinger from the Astros for minor league pitchers Henry Sosa and Jason Stoffel. Freddy Sanchez and his replacement Bill Hall are both on the disabled list for the Giants, with Sanchez out for the season.

The Pirates are in first place on merit in the NL Central, as their 1 – 0 shutout of one of their chief rivals, the Cincinnati Reds, attests. James McDonald pitches 6 1/3 scoreless innings, then Joe Beimel bails him out of a bases-loaded jam by striking out Jay Bruce to end the 7th inning; two other relievers finish the game. The Pirates manage just four hits, but make Josh Harrison’s 1st-inning run stand up.

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The Pirates are in first place on merit in the NL Central, as their 1 – 0 shutout of one of their chief rivals, the Cincinnati Reds, attests. James McDonald pitches 6 1/3 scoreless innings, then Joe Beimel bails him out of a bases-loaded jam by striking out Jay Bruce to end the 7th inning; two other relievers finish the game. The Pirates manage just four hits, but make Josh Harrison’s 1st-inning run stand up.