Indians 5, Pirates 1

by Charlie Wilmoth on Jun 19, 2011 4:05 AM EDT

CLEVELAND, OH - JUNE 18: Paul Maholm #28 of the Pittsburgh Pirates is removed from the game by Manager Clint Hurdle #13 as Ronny Cedeno #5, Josh Harrison #62, and Dusty Brown #26 look on in the seventh inning against the Cleveland Indians during their game on June 18, 2011 at Progressive Field in Cleveland, Ohio. The Indians defeated the Pirates 5-1. (Photo by David Maxwell/Getty Images)

I didn't catch all of this one, but from what I saw, it appeared the Pirates had a ton of trouble with Carlos Carrasco, and they flailed at a lot of low pitches that fell off the table. Carrasco took a no-hitter into the sixth. Michael McKenry led off with an infield single off the glove of Orlando Cabrera. I only saw it once, but it looked to me like it could have been called an error. Jose Tabata had a more legitimate hit right after that, but even that one didn't leave the infield. Still, the Pirates managed just four hits against the Indians, all off Carrasco. They scored a run in the seventh on a double by Garrett Jones and a single by Lyle Overbay.

Paul Maholm gave up four runs, including a homer by Cabrera in the sixth.

... And, the Bucs are back at .500. It would be nice to see them take one Sunday so that they can head into their next interleague series with some momentum.

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Well, it was nice to see the Pirates over .500 for a couple of days...

Guess we won’t be seeing that again until next year. The June Slide has begun.

by impliedi on Jun 19, 2011 8:41 AM EDT via mobile reply actions

10-7 in June, i wouldnt call that a slide, the one thing the Pirates have going for them out of all of this is that only 4 games remain at AL ballparks, I think were a much better built for NL rules (obviously were in the NL) so I look for us to bounce back at home agains the Os and Sox.

I will say the offense has been piss poor and that needs to change real soon.

We have to unify and watch our flag ascend!

by C Shint on Jun 19, 2011 11:05 AM EDT up reply actions

Meh.

Don’t get me wrong, I don’t like losing. But I can tolerate/understand/live with it when we’re getting beat by teams that are better than us. We first need to keep pounding on the teams that suck, like the Astros and Cubs. Put a boot on their throats and never let up. That will make me happy for now. Baby steps.

by bucdaddy on Jun 19, 2011 10:44 AM EDT reply actions 1 recs

I agree bucdaddy

I am really looking forward to the series against the O’s to see how we play against them. It would be nice to take two of three from them because I have a feeling the Boston series could get a little rough.

by Brian21 on Jun 19, 2011 11:56 AM EDT reply actions

I have a feeling the Boston series could get a little rough.

If the worst we can say about the Boston series is “a little rough,” I’ll be very happy. That series has “debacle” written all over it.

That being said, I agree with C Shint & Bucdaddy — 10-7 for the month is hardly a slide, and we’re (mostly) winning the games we should.

by Garrett122 on Jun 19, 2011 12:00 PM EDT reply actions

I will agree with that as well

all I keep seeing in my head is Adrian Gonzalez and Kevin Youklis hitting against Jeff Karstens. No disrespect to Karstens cause he has been crazy good this year, but I don’t see those matchups coming up in our favor lol.

by Brian21 on Jun 19, 2011 12:09 PM EDT reply actions