I've been a little lazy with my Bucco recaps and I started thinking...162 recaps is stupid. So I'll start off where I stopped. I left off with the Buc's losing game one of a three game set with Cincinatti, it wouldn't get much better. The Bucco's would drop the 2nd game 9-1 before breaking out the ugly sticks in game 3, winning 7-2. Phil Dumatrait got the win and he has gotten progressively better. Against the Reds, Dumatrait, went 7 innings with no earned runs. The Buc's starting pitching was dismal and it didn't start out much better in St. Louis for a 4 game series. I was happy to see the Bucco's get out of Cincinnati. The Jay Bruce chatter was really getting annoying, in his 6th career game he was already being compared to Ted Williams and Hank Aaron. Give me a break.
The Pirates have been putting up some decent amount of runs, but the starting rotation is in the dumpster. Zac Duke gave up 3 runs right out of the gate in the first 2 innings, y
ou can't play from behind every game. It doesn't work. The Bucco's are on the verge of being a competitive team a top the NL Central. They average 5 runs a game while the pitching gives up 5.5 Going into the 2nd game of the series, the Buc's UNLOADED. In a standing room only game (100.7% capacity according to ESPN), Luis Rivas went ballistic. He made the most of his 5 opportunities, going 2-5 with a grand slam in the 19 hit pounding of the Cardinals. Paul Maholm added a solid outing going 6.2 giving up only a run. The usual suspects of McClouth, Nady, and Jason Bay adding some solid hitting in what looked to be a dynamic top half of the batting order.
ou can't play from behind every game. It doesn't work. The Bucco's are on the verge of being a competitive team a top the NL Central. They average 5 runs a game while the pitching gives up 5.5 Going into the 2nd game of the series, the Buc's UNLOADED. In a standing room only game (100.7% capacity according to ESPN), Luis Rivas went ballistic. He made the most of his 5 opportunities, going 2-5 with a grand slam in the 19 hit pounding of the Cardinals. Paul Maholm added a solid outing going 6.2 giving up only a run. The usual suspects of McClouth, Nady, and Jason Bay adding some solid hitting in what looked to be a dynamic top half of the batting order. The Pirates would succumb to reality with a horrible outing by Ian Snell, who's arm has apparently fallen off someone in the Allegheny River. He went 4 innings giving up 8 hits and 6 earned run
s. That's not gong to work.
s. That's not gong to work. The Pirates would end up splitting the 4 game set with St. Louis, thanks to Jason Michaels single at bat in the 7th inning. Again, it was the pitching. Tom Gorzelanny coughed up 4 runs in 6 innings. But that's OK. Jason Michaels, in a pinch hitting roll for Tommy G, hit a top 7 grand slam to tie it up for the Pirates. Jason Bay, one inning later, put on his Superman underwear and singled in the game winning run. Bucco's would win, 5-4.
If you stop and look at this Pirates club, they're 27-30 in what is a potent NL Central, what a tough year for them to look at ending a losing streak on the verge of setting an MLB record.
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