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Jeff Karstens has given the Pittsburgh Pirates a perfect start. Almost a perfect game, too. The recently acquired right-hander set down his first 23 batters before Chris Young's two-out double in the eighth inning and finished with a two-hitter Wednesday in a 2-0 victory over the Arizona Diamondbacks. Pittsburgh Pirates pitcher Jeff Karstens delivers a pitch against the Arizona Diamondbacks during the fourth inning of a baseball game Wednesday, Aug. 6, 2008 in Phoenix. Pittsburgh Pirates pitcher Jeff Karstens delivers a pitch against the Arizona Diamondbacks during the first inning of a baseball game Wednesday, Aug. 6, 2008 in Phoenix. Pittsburgh Pirates pitcher Jeff Karstens delivers a pitch against the Arizona Diamondbacks during the first inning of a baseball game Wednesday, Aug. 6, 2008 in Phoenix.
