LaRoche propels Pirates to three-game sweep of Giants


May 8, 2008 at 4:05p.m.

PITTSBURGH — Adam LaRoche hit a go-ahead single in a three-run seventh inning, and the Pittsburgh Pirates rallied to beat the San Francisco Giants 5-4 Thursday for a three-game sweep.

Pittsburgh has won 13 of its last 15 games against San Francisco and swept three-game series from the Giants in three straight seasons, according to the Elias Sports Bureau.