Ryan Vogelsong pitches Giants past Pirates

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    After almost five years of playing in Japan, Salt Lake, Lehigh Valley and other spots, simply being announced as a starting pitcher in the majors once again was quite the thrill for Ryan Vogelsong.

    "It was a sense of accomplishment for me before the first pitch had even started," he said. "I was fighting it a little bit not to find myself getting too relaxed, you know?"

    He settled in just fine.

    Vogelsong won while making his first big league start in almost seven years, pitching effectively into the sixth inning against his former team and leading the San Francisco Giants over the Pittsburgh Pirates 5-2 on Thursday.

    Read more: http://scores.espn.go.com/mlb/recap...ms=san-francisco-giants-vs-pittsburgh-pirates
     

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