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Pirates Allow Two Hits... and Four Runs
This is one of the weirder box scores I've seen in a while. Paul Maholm, Denny Bautista and Tyler Yates two-hit the Brewers today--and both the two hits were singles-- but allowed four runs. They did so by allowing nine walks. Even more remarkably, Yates didn't allow any of them. Maholm had six,...
Poll: Who Should Close?
Now that Matt Capps is injured and Damaso Marte is gone, it's an open question who will close for the Pirates, and the Bucs are hoping someone wins the job outright. Who would you choose? JOHN GRABOWPros: Best performance record of any remaining reliever Cons: Availability limited lately because...
Pirates 8, Rockies 4
Vlad was actually one of the pierogies in tonight's race. I'll let him describe it. Ian Snell recovered from a spotty first inning and got his first win since... well, at least the Carter administration. It didn't hurt that Valerio de los Santos started the game, making his first big-league...
Pirates 10, Astros 7
Starters, both teams: 7.1 IP, 17 ER Bullpens, both teams: 9.2 IP, 0 ER The player of the game, as predicted, was Runelvys Hernandez, who got pelted for a remarkable ten earned runs. Thanks, Astros! That was enough to win, even though Phil Dumatrait wasn't much better. With the seven earned runs...
Rays 10, Pirates 5
This could be a pivotal series for the Pirates. Jimmy Barthmaier made his major league debut tonight, and the results were predictable. He looks like he's got major-league stuff, but his minor league numbers indicated he wasn't ready. He had to be removed from the game after a couple innings, and...
News and Notes
A bunch of things went down while I was traveling: -P- Ian Snell is headed to the DL, mostly, I gather, as a move to grab some roster space and allow Snell a couple days off. T.J. Beam went back to the minors, and Jimmy Barthmaier and Ty Taubenheim have been promoted. Those two guys will start...
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