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.
dpotr (Midwestern US) Serendipity check: Navy pulls off triple play vs. Pirates ; Pirates pull off triple play vs. Reds. 12 Apr 2009 from TweetDeck
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
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
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
