James McDonald was removed after allowing one run and three hits in four innings Wednesday against the Diamondbacks. The Pirates probably would have sent McDonald back out if they were leading going into the fifth. As it was, though, they decided to pinch-hit for him with two men on in a game they were trailing 1-0. It didn't pay off immediately, as Nate McLouth lined out off the bench, but since the bullpen ended up throwing five scoreless innings in a 2-1 victory, it all worked out in the end.