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MVNU's McLeary Picks up Win with Seven Shutout Innings
written by Dave Parsons, Sports Information Director

PITTSBURGH, Pa. - Marty McLeary, a former standout pitcher at Mount Vernon Nazarene University and a native of Mansfield, Ohio, picked up victory on Saturday night at PNC Park in his second major league start as the Pittsburgh Pirates defeated the Cincinnati Reds 3-0 to snap an eight-game losing skid.

McLeary, who improved to 2-0 on the season with the win, allowed just five hits and two walks over seven shutout innings with three strikeouts. He finishes the season with a 0.75 ERA in two starts as he allowed just one run over 12 innings in that role.

For complete coverage of the game, visit the following links:

ESPN:

http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/recap?gameId=260930123

Pittsburgh Pirates.com:

http://pittsburgh.pirates.mlb.com/NASApp/mlb/news/gameday_recap.jsp?ymd=20060930&content_id=1691785&vkey=recap&fext=.jsp&c_id=pit

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette:

http://www.pittsburghpostgazette.com/pg/06274/726603-63.stm