Pirates lose to Reds, but rare triple play steals the show

The Pittsburgh Pirates flashed some glove against Cincinnati, but the Reds got the last laugh.

Cincinnati starter Aaron Harang went the distance on Easter Sunday, earning his sixth shutout and 12th complete game of his career in a 2-0 victory.

Despite generating no offense, however, the Pirates generated plenty of buzz on defense. With Jay Bruce on first and Brandon Philips on second in the eighth inning, Pittsburgh shortstop Jack Wilson easily snagged Edwin Encarnacion's blooper and quickly threw to second baseman Freddy Sanchez to double up Philips. Sanchez then relayed to first baseman Adam LaRoche to complete the first triple play in Pirates history since 1993.

ESPN has the complete game recap and box score, as well as video of the triple play (embedded below), and the Twitterverse provided plenty of commentary.

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   dpotr (Midwestern US) Serendipity check: Navy pulls off triple play vs. Pirates ; Pirates pull off triple play vs. Reds. 12 Apr 2009 from TweetDeck
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   doubledrat (Manhattan Island South) sort of ironic, the pitts pirates got a triple play today. and 3 guys in sudden death at the masters. and that jesus guys 3 day weekend... 12 Apr 2009 from web
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   joek72 (Pittsburgh, Pa.) Pittsburgh Pirates Home Opener is Here!! Howbout That Triple Play on sunday! Buccco's come home 500! go bucs! 13 Apr 2009 from web
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   khudak11 (Alexandria, Va.)I love that my dad's first two questions are' did you see the triple play and what is wrong with the Nats. That's father daughter love. 13 Apr 2009 from TwitterBerry

Pirates lose to Reds, but rare triple play steals the show

Cabrera claims playoff victory at Masters

According to Reuters, Argentina's Angel Cabrera won the U.S. Masters on the second hole of a sudden-death playoff Sunday.

Cabrera, who became the first Latin American to win, claimed his second major by edging out Americans Kenny Perry and Chad Campbell.

According to Reuters, Cabrera hit a par four on the second playoff hole after Perry, the early leader, bogeyed. Campbell was eliminated with a bogey on the first hole.

Fans who followed the action throughout the day expressed reaction on Twitter shortly after the final hole.

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   Fordy74 @midwaybeach I cant believe Cabrera pulled that out after his first shot on the first playoff hole. 12 Apr 2009 from web in reply to midwaybeach
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   TheCombatWombat Darn, I was hoping for Perry to win that. Oh well, I'm pretty happy with Cabrera too. I was rooting for him in the US Open too. 12 Apr 2009 from web
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   rlfcycle I can't believe Angel Cabrera won the Masters! Phil Michelson is going to think about those 2 4-footers for a long time. 12 Apr 2009 from web

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Additionally, the Masters Tournament staff kept an ongoing account of the action at its Twitter account, AThe_Masters.

Cabrera claims playoff victory at Masters