Zach Duke earns consecutive wins for first time since last May

Pirates improve to 3-2 on the season

Aki Iwamura (1) and Jeff Clement (1) each homered off Arizona Diamondbacks ace Dan Haren and Pirates starter Zach Duke (2-0) pitched 7 strong innings, surrendering 4 hits and 2 earned runs, leading the Pirates to a 6-3 victory Saturday night to end a two game losing.

Duke only had two strikeouts on the night but pitched a Zach Duke type of game, getting the Diamondbacks to hit into groundouts and pop outs.

Duke an All-Star in 2009, has opened up the season with a 2-0 record and for the time being has put his struggles from spring training and the second half of last season behind him.