Xavier Nady’s 2 homers lead Pirates over Reds 9-5 (AP)

July 3rd, 2008 by Jr\
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Xavier Nady’s 2 homers lead Pirates over Reds 9-5 (AP)

Pittsburgh Pirates' Adam LaRoche (25) slides safely into third as Cincinnati Reds third baseman Edwin Encarnacion (28) waits for the throw in the seventh inning of a baseball game, Wednesday, July 2, 2008, in Cincinnati. LaRoche drove in a run with the hit. Pittsburgh won the game 9-5.

A Pirates bullpen missing its closer managed to pull one out. Xavier Nady homered twice and drove in four runs Wednesday night, setting up a 9-5 victory over the Cincinnati Reds shortly after Pittsburgh lost yet another pitcher to injury. Closer Matt Capps will be gone for about eight weeks after a medical test detected bursitis and tightness in his pitching shoulder.