Duke keeps on rolling. He tossed 8 shutout innings against the Cubs yesterday, scattering 6 singles, en route to picking up his second win of the year. He struck out only 4 batters this time, but got some key ones, including one against Derrek Lee with runners on and nobody out.

One other note, Craig Wilson got injured again; his hand was broken getting hit by a pitch. It appears that CF Chris Duffy will get called up to replace him. Duffy's not a huge prospect, but is somewhat interesting. He's hit well at AAA, and was up earlier, but didn't play much. I doubt he'll play much now, either, but who knows. Also, Wilson will likely be out awhile, so Duffy may not be a permanent replacement anyways. Going without a backup at 1B to Daryle Ward the last few months wasn't really a good idea, and that isn't likely to change. Unfortunately, it doesn't seem as though Brad Eldred is really ready to get called up... so unless the Pirates start working out Mike Restovich at 1B or make a trade, they'll be in a tough spot. One other possibility would be to call up Graham Koonce, but he's a lefty like Ward, so there is no platoon option.