Duke, Wilson lead Pirates past Rays 4-1

The Pittsburgh Pirates are trying to copy the Tampa Bay Rays' formula for going from bad to good in a short time. For at least one day, they figured out how to play the Rays' game.

Zach Duke pitched five shutout innings and Jack Wilson's two doubles led to a pair of two-run innings created in part by their baserunning, helping the Pirates beat the Rays 4-1 on Monday.

Duke gave the Pirates their second strong start in three days, following up Paul Maholm's six shutout innings against Cincinnati on Saturday by limiting Tampa Bay to two hits _ lowering his ERA to 1.83. Duke has allowed only three earned runs in 18 2-3 innings in his last five starts.