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Say it ain't Soto!

Bullpen's most brutal blowup yet buries Pirates

By José Negronin Houston

Not even Gregory Soto could bail out the Pirates amid yet another abominable bullpen performance in blowing a four-run lead in the eighth inning to get buried by the Astros, 11-9, Wednesday night at Daikin Park.Read More

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