After a career filled with horrible Aprils, first baseman Adam LaRoche is having a first month of the season to remember, and so are the Pirates. 

A few hours after finding out Tuesday that injured catcher Ryan Doumit will be out for at least two months, thePirates started picking each other up and chipping in. 

Adam LaRoche matched his career-high with four hits and thePirates completed a three-game sweep of the Florida Marlins with a 7-4 victory this afternoon at PNC Park. 

Facing the prospect of a two-month layoff due to a broken wrist,Pirates catcher Ryan Doumit was so frustrated he was willing to consider extreme measures. 

Monday's 8-0 victory against Florida was marked the first time thePirates have posted four shutouts in the first 13 games of a season. 

ThePirates had a fairly lousy afternoon, learning of the loss of Ryan Doumit, but they had ample reason to upgrade those long faces after a 3-2 edging of the Florida Marlins last night before 9,917 at PNC Park. 

ThePirates will be without Ryan Doumit, their catcher, cleanup hitter and maturing leader, for 8-10 weeks because of wrist surgery he is scheduled to have tomorrow. 

Jason Jaramillo never swung a bat in a major league game until last week, and now he has to replace injured Ryan Doumit. 

In this soggy spring, Cinnaminson unbelievably has not been rained out, getting in nine games plus all six preseason contests. 

Switch-hitting Delwyn Young, acquired from the Los Angeles Dodgers in a trade for either two minor-leaguers to be named or cash considerations, isn't likely to get many starts -- the Pirates are set in the outfield with Nyjer Morgan, Nate McLouth and Bran 

--1B Adam LaRoche batted cleanup Tuesday night and went 1-for-4 with an RBI, but manager John Russell said he has not decided on a permanent No. 

The Pirates are off to an 8-6 start, which is something to celebrate for a franchise that has had 16 straight losing seasons, but the optimism became tempered Tuesday when it was learned catcher Ryan Doumit will miss at least two months with a broken scap 

A few hours after finding outthat injured catcher Ryan Doumit will be out for at least two months, thePirates started picking each other up and chipping in. 

The Florida Marlins came to town Monday as the hottest team in the majors. 

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