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- Updated: May 10, 2016
CINCINNATI — The Pirates recorded one victory in Monday night’s 3-2 loss to the Reds at Great American Ball Park: They caught Cincinnati speedster Billy Hamilton stealing second base.
The Pirates have struggled to keep Hamilton off first base — entering Tuesday, he’d hit .320 with a .366 on-base percentage against the Bucs — and it’s hard for anyone to keep him there. Hamilton has stolen 133 bases over the past four years, 33 of them against Pittsburgh.
“He’s hit the ball against us better than he has against other teams,” Pirates manager Clint Hurdle said. “That puts him on base. You start there first. Outside of that, you take too much attention over there, you lose focus at the plate, you can get hurt worse there.”
Hamilton tried to do it again in the eighth inning Monday night, taking off for second after a single to left field — his third hit of the game. But he was denied his eighth steal of the season, as …
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