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Monday, June 28, 2010

Raise the Jolly Roger

Posted on June 28, 2010 at 10:38 PM.

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Pirates Sweep Astros; Win 10th Straight

The Bucco Train kept rolling on Sunday afternoon with a convincing 5-1 victory, the Pirates 10th in a row.

The Pirates jumped on the 'Stros early when Lastings Milledge and Neil Walker hit back-to-back Solo Homeruns to start the game off. The first 5 Pirate batter reached base in the 1st, and they never looked back.

Milledge and Walker hit back-to-back solo HRs to start the game

Walker had a breakout game going 3-5 with a HR and 2 RBIs.

The Pirates hope to continue their winning ways when they start a 3 game series against the Brewers in Milawaukee tomorrow night

MLB Scoreboard - Pittsburgh Pirates (14-4) at Houston Astros (6-12)

April 25, 2010	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Pittsburgh Pirates	3	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	5	12	0
Houston Astros	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	7	0
WIN: Paul Maholm (2-2) LOSS: Brett Myers (2-2) SAVE: Joel Hanrahan (1)

Scoring Summary

			PIT	HOU
PIT	1st	L. Milledge hits a solo HR to left	1	0
PIT	1st	N. Walker hits a solo HR to right	2	0
PIT	1st	A. LaRoche hits a Sac-Fly (SF-9), Pearce scores	3	0
HOU	1st	L. Berkman grounds out (4-3), Pence scores	3	1
PIT	7th	N. Walker singles to center, Cendeno scores	4	1
PIT	7th	L. Milledge scores on a Wild Pitch	5	1

Pittsburgh Pirates

Hitters	AB	R	H	BI	BB	SO	AVG
Lastings Milledge, CF	5	2	2	1	0	1	.433
Neil Walker, 2B	5	1	3	2	0	0	.300
Steve Pearce, RF	4	1	1	0	0	2	.333
Garrett Jones, LF	4	0	1	0	0	3	.350
Justin Smoak, 1B	4	0	2	0	0	1	.368
Andy LaRoche, 3B	3	0	0	1	0	2	.222
Bobby Crosby, SS	4	0	1	0	0	2	.291
Erik Kratz, C	4	0	1	0	0	0	.250
Paul Maholm, P	2	0	0	0	0	0	.375
Ronny Cedeno, PH	1	1	1	0	0	0	.375
Brendan Donnelly, P	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
Javier Lopez, P	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
Joel Hanrahan, P	1	0	0	0	0	0	.000
Totals	37	5	12	4	0	11
BATTING: 2B: J. Smoak (2), E. Kratz (1) HR: L. Milledge (2), N. Walker (1) RBI: L. Milledge (8), A. LaRoche (8), N. Walker 2 (3) SF: A. LaRoche

Pittsburgh Pirates

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	ERA
P. Maholm (W, 2-2)	6.0	4	1	1	1	1	3.52
B. Donnelly (H,1)	1.2	0	0	0	0	1	3.38
J. Lopez	0.0	2	0	0	0	0	7.71
J. Hanrahan (S, 1)	1.1	1	0	0	0	1	3.86
Totals	9.0	7	1	1	1	3

Houston Astros

Hitters	AB	R	H	BI	BB	SO	AVG
Bourn, CF	4	0	2	0	0	1	.257
Pence, RF	4	1	2	0	0	0	.247
Berkman, 1B	4	0	0	1	0	0	.261
Lee, LF	4	0	2	0	0	0	.229
Feliz, 3B	4	0	0	0	0	1	.222
Matsui, 2B	3	0	0	0	1	0	.193
Quintero, C	3	0	0	0	0	0	.120
Manzella, SS	3	0	0	0	0	1	.154
Myers, P	1	0	0	0	0	0	.143
Keppinger, PH	1	0	0	0	0	0	.273
Sampson, P	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
Fulchino, P	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
Sullivan, PH	1	0	1	0	0	0	.231
Lindstrom, P	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
Totals	32	1	7	1	1	3
BATTING: 2B: M. Bourn (3), C. Lee (2) 3B: H. Pence (1) RBI: L. Berkman (14) GIDP: H. Quintero
BASERUNNING: CS: M. Bourn (3)

Houston Astros

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	ERA
B. Myers (L, 2-2)	5.0	7	3	3	0	4	2.16
C. Sampson	1.1	4	2	2	0	2	3.38
J. Fulchino	1.2	0	0	0	0	4	3.68
M. Lindstrom	1.0	1	0	0	0	1	2.89
Totals	9.0	12	5	5	0	11
PITCHING: WP: J. Fulchino (1)

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Saturday, June 26, 2010

Raise the Jolly Roger

Posted on June 26, 2010 at 02:03 AM.

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Crosby's Pinch Hit HR Lifts Bucs to 9th Win in a Row

Ross Ohlendorf picked up his 4th straight win of the season in beathing the Astors 4-3 on Saturday night. It wasn't a typical Ohlendorf start as he walked 4 batters and had to throw over 100 pitches in just 6 innings, but he got the job done.

Pearce absolutley CRUSHES this HR

Steve Pearce hit a monster HR to left field to tie the game at 3-3 in the 4th. It would stay that way until the 7th when pinch hitter Bobby Crosby was called to the plate. The first pitch that Crosby saw was a hanging curve that he blasted over the centerfield wall. "It felt awesome," Crosby said after the game. "To get the call and hit the 1st pitch you see for a game-winningpinch hit HR, I couldn't have scripted it any better."

Crosby is mobbed in the dugout after hitting his PH HR

The Pirates go for the sweep of the Astros (and their 10th victory in a row) tomorrow afternoon at 1:05pm.

MLB Scoreboard - Pittsburgh Pirates (13-4) at Houston Astros (6-11)

April 24, 2010	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Pittsburgh Pirates	0	2	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	4	8	0
Houston Astros	1	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	7	0
WIN: Ross Ohlendorf (W 4-0) LOSS: Wandy Rodriguez (1-3) SAVE: Evan Meek (5)

Scoring Summary

			PIT	HOU
HOU	1st	L. Berkman grounds out to N. Walker (4-3), Bourn scores	0	1
PIT	2nd	A. LaRoche singles to center, Pearce scores	1	1
PIT	2nd	A. McCutchen flies into DP, Young scores before 3rd out	2	1
HOU	3rd	C. Lee hits a 2-Run HR to right, Berkman scores	2	3
PIT	4th	S. Pearce hits a solo HR to left	3	3
PIT	7th	B. Crosby hits a PH solo HR to center	4	3

Pittsburgh Pirates

Hitters	AB	R	H	BI	BB	SO	AVG
Andrew McCutchen, CF	4	0	1	0	0	1	.424
Neil Walker, 2B	3	0	1	0	0	2	.200
Lastings Milledge, LF	4	0	0	0	0	1	.435
Ryan Doumit, C	4	0	0	0	0	1	.311
Steve Pearce, 1B	4	2	2	1	0	1	.353
Delwyn Young, RF	4	1	1	0	0	1	.227
Andy LaRoche, 3B	4	0	2	1	0	2	.233
JJ Hardy, SS	3	0	0	0	0	0	.246
Ross Ohlendorf, P	1	0	0	0	0	0	.111
Bobby Crosby, PH	1	1	1	1	0	0	.294
D.J. Carrasco, P	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
Jack Taschner, P	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
Evan Meek, P	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
Totals	32	4	8	3	0	9
BATTING: 2B: A. LaRoche (1) HR: S.Pearce (2), B. Crosby (2) RBI: A. LaRoche (7), S. Pearce (4), B.Crosby (5) HBP: R. Ohlendorf, N. Walker GIDP: R. Doumit
BASERUNNING: CS: A. McCutchen (6)

Pittsburgh Pirates

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	ERA
R. Ohlendorf, (W 4-0)	6.0	5	3	3	4	5	1.65
D. Carrasco (H, 3)	1.2	1	0	0	0	3	0.00
J. Taschner (H, 3)	0.2	1	0	0	0	0	2.25
E. Meek (S, 5)	0.2	0	0	0	1	0	0.93
Totals	9.0	7	3	3	5	8

Houston Astros

Hitters	AB	R	H	BI	BB	SO	AVG
Bourn, CF	3	1	1	0	1	1	.242
Pence, RF	5	0	0	0	0	2	.232
Berkman, 1B	3	1	0	1	2	1	.277
Lee, LF	5	1	2	2	0	0	.212
Feliz, 3B	4	0	2	0	0	1	.237
Keppinger, SS	3	0	0	0	1	1	.278
Matsui, 2B	4	0	1	0	0	1	.204
Quintero, C	2	0	0	0	0	0	.128
Sullivan, PH	1	0	0	0	0	0	.167
Towles, C	0	0	0	0	0	0	.273
Rodriguez, P	1	0	0	0	1	1	.000
Fulchino, P	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
Blum, PH	1	0	1	0	0	0	.286
Manzella, PR	0	0	0	0	0	0	.200
Totals	32	3	7	3	5	8
BATTING: HR: C. Lee (4) RBI: C. Lee 2 (10), L. Berkman (13) HBP: H. Quintero SAC: W. Rodriguez, M. Bourn
BASERUNNING: SB: M. Bourn (14)

Houston Astros

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	ERA
W. Rodriguez (L, 1-3)	7.0	8	4	4	0	6	5.48
J. Fulchino	2.0	0	0	0	0	3	4.15
Totals	9.0	8	4	4	0	9

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Thursday, June 24, 2010

Raise the Jolly Roger

Posted on June 24, 2010 at 11:40 PM.

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Pirates Down Astros; Win 8th Straight

The Pirates continued their winning ways in Houston with a 5-2 victory over the Astros. The Pirates jumped on the 'Stros in the top of the 1st inning with a solo HR from Garrett Jones.

Although his 14 gm hitting streak was snapped, Cutch shows some leather

Zach Duke pitched 6 strong innings in picking up his 2nd win of the season. Lastings Milledge extended his hitting streak to 12 games, but Andrew McCutchen's 14 game streak came to an end. Justin Smoak hit his 2nd HR of the season, and Neil Walker had his 1st hit and RBI.

Smoak admires his 9th inning solo HR

The Pirates and Astros meet again in Game 2 tomorrow night in Houston.

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MLB Scoreboard - Pittsburgh Pirates (12-4) at Houston Astros (6-10)

April 23, 2010	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Pittsburgh Pirates	1	0	1	1	0	1	0	0	1	5	11	1
Houston Astros	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	2	9	0
WIN: Zach Duke (2-1) LOSS: Roy Oswalt (1-1) SAVE: Evan Meek (4)

Scoring Summary

			PIT	HOU
PIT	1st	G. Jones hits a solo HR to right	1	0
PIT	3rd	N. Walker singles to center, Hardy scores	2	0
PIT	4th	J. Hardy doubles to left, Doumit scores	3	0
HOU	4th	K. Matsui doubles to left, Keppinger scores	3	1
PIT	6th	J. Smoak doubles to left, Doumit scores	4	1
HOU	6th	L. Berkman hits a solo HR to left	4	2
PIT	9th	J. Smoak hits a solo HR to right	5	2

Pittsburgh Pirates

Hitters	AB	R	H	BI	BB	SO	AVG
Andrew McCutchen, CF	4	0	0	0	0	1	.435
Neil Walker, 2B	4	0	2	1	0	0	.167
Garrett Jones, RF	4	1	1	1	0	2	.357
Ryan Doumit, C	4	2	2	0	0	1	.333
Lastings Milledge, LF	4	0	2	0	0	1	.466
Justin Smoak, 1B	4	1	2	2	0	1	.333
Andy LaRoche, 3B	4	0	0	0	0	2	.214
JJ Hardy, SS	4	1	2	1	0	1	.259
Zach Duke, P	1	0	0	0	0	1	.000
Bobby Crosby, PH	1	0	0	0	0	0	.280
Chris Jakubauskas, P	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
Delwyn Young, PH	1	0	0	0	0	0	.222
Evan Meek, P	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
Totals	35	5	11	5	0	10
BATTING: 2B: J. Hardy (2), J. Smoak (1) HR: G. Jones (5), J. Smoak (2) RBI: J. Hardy (7), G. Jones (12), N. Walker (1), J. SMoak 2 (5) SAC: Z. Duke
BASERUNNING: CS: N. Walker (1)
FIELDING: E: J. Smoak (1)

Pittsburgh Pirates

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Z. Duke (W, 2-1)	6.0	5	2	2	1	6	1.61
C. Jakubauskas (H, 1)	2.0	3	0	0	0	1	0.00
E. Meek (S, 4)	1.0	1	0	0	0	1	1.00
Totals	9.0	9	2	2	1	8

Houston Astros

Hitters	AB	R	H	BI	BB	SO	AVG
Bourn, CF	4	0	1	0	0	1	.238
Pence, RF	4	0	0	0	0	2	.250
Berkman, 1B	4	1	1	1	0	0	.290
Lee, LF	4	0	0	0	0	1	.197
Keppinger, SS	4	1	2	0	0	0	.294
Matsui, 2B	4	0	1	1	0	0	.200
Feliz, 3B	3	0	2	0	1	1	.218
Quintero, C	4	0	1	0	0	1	.133
Oswalt, P	2	0	1	0	0	1	.375
Fulchino, P	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
Sullivan, PH	1	0	0	0	0	1	.182
Lidstrom, P	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
Benitez, P	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
Manzella, PH	1	0	0	0	0	0	.200
Totals	35	2	9	2	1	8
BATTING: 2B: K. Matsui (1), J. Keppinger (4) HR: L. Berkman (6) RBI: K. Matsui (2), L. Berkman (12) GIDP: M. Bourn, T. Manzella
BASERUNNING: SB: M. Bourn (13)
FIELDING: PB: H. Quintero (1)

Houston Astros

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	ERA
R. Oswalt (L, 1-1)	6.0	9	4	4	0	6	3.08
J. Fulchino	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	4.91
M. Lidstrom	1.0	2	1	1	0	3	3.24
A. Benitez	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	4.22
Totals	9.0	11	5	5	0	10
PITCHING: WP: M. Lidstrom (1)

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Monday, June 21, 2010

Raise the Jolly Roger

Posted on June 21, 2010 at 04:35 PM.

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Pirates Sweep Brewers; Win 7th in a Row

The Pirates swept the Brewers in dramatic fashion this afternoon, winning 4-3.

Doumit hits a 1st inning 2-run HR

Andrew McCutchen's Game Winning RBI double in the bottom of the 8th inning propelled the Bucs to the win.

The Pirates jumped out early on Ryan Doumit's 2-run HR in the first and added to it with Lastings Milledge's solo HR in the 4th (his first of the season). The Brewers would not go down easy and came back to tie it at 3-3 in the 6th on Rickie Weeks' solo HR. Delwyn Young had a pinch hit double, followed by McCutchen's heroics.

Milledge rounds 2nd base after hitting his 1st HR of the season

The Buccos embark on a 10 game road trip starting with 3 games in Houston.

MLB Scoreboard - Milwaukee Brewers (5-10) at Pittsburgh Pirates (11-4)

April 22, 2010	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Milwaukee Brewers	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	0	3	7	0
Pittsburgh Pirates	2	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	X	4	9	0
WIN: Joel Hanrahan (1-0) LOSS: David Riske (0-1) SAVE: Evan Meek (3)

Scoring Summary

			MIL	PIT
PIT	1st	R. Doumit hits a 2-run HR to left, Jones scores	0	2
PIT	4th	L. Milledge hits a solo HR to center	0	3
MIL	5th	G. Zaun singles to right, Braun scores	1	3
MIL	5th	C. Hart hits a sac fly to center (SF8), Counsell scores	2	3
MIL	6th	R. Weeks hits a solo HR to left	3	3
PIT	8th	A. McCutchen doubles to left, Young scores	3	4

Milwaukee Brewers

Hitters	AB	R	H	BI	BB	SO	AVG
R. Weeks, 2B	4	1	1	1	0	0	.246
C. McGehee, 3B	4	0	0	0	0	1	.259
P. Fielder, 1B	4	0	0	0	0	2	.295
R. Braun, LF	3	1	3	0	1	0	.339
J. Edmonds, CF	4	0	0	0	0	2	.158
C. Counsell, SS	3	1	1	0	0	2	.452
G. Zaun, C	4	0	1	1	0	1	.289
C. Hart, RF	2	0	1	1	0	1	.184
M. Parra, P	2	0	0	0	0	2	.200
J. Inglett, PH	1	0	0	0	0	1	.304
D. Riske, P	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
T. Coffey, P	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
Totals	31	3	7	3	1	12
BATTING: 2B: R. Braun (2), C. Hart (6) HR: R. Weeks (2) RBI: R. Weeks (2), C. Hart (5), G. Zaun (7) HBP: C. Counsell SF: C. Hart GIDP: J. Edmonds, G. Zaun

Milwaukee Brewers

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	ERA
M. Parra	6.0	7	3	3	0	6	4.50
D. Riske (L. 0-1)	1.0	2	1	1	0	0	1.74
T. Coffey	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	6.00
Totals	8.0	9	4	4	0	7

Pittsburgh Pirates

Hitters	AB	R	H	BI	BB	SO	AVG
Andrew McCutchen, CF	4	0	3	1	0	0	.466
Bobby Crosby, 2B	4	0	1	0	0	1	.286
Garrett Jones, RF	4	1	2	0	0	1	.365
Ryan Doumit, C	3	1	1	2	0	0	.321
Lastings Milledge, LF	3	1	1	1	0	0	.463
Justin Smoak, 1B	3	0	0	0	0	1	.273
Andy LaRoche, 3B	3	0	0	0	0	1	.231
JJ Hardy, SS	3	0	0	0	0	2	.240
Kevin Hart, P	1	0	0	0	0	0	.200
Steve Pearce, PH	1	0	0	0	0	1	.308
Joel Hanrahan, P	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
Delwyn Young, PH	1	1	1	0	0	0	.235
Evan Meek, P	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
Totals	30	4	9	4	0	7
BATTING: 2B: A. McCutchen (2), G. Jones (2), D. Young (2) 3B: G. Jones (1) HR: R. Doumit (2), L. Milledge (1) RBI: A. McCutchen (7), R. Doumit 2 (7), L. Milledge (7) GIDP: B. Crosby
BASERUNNING: CS: A. McCutchen (5)

Pittsburgh Pirates

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	ERA
K. Hart	5.0	4	2	2	0	5	2.25
J. Hanrahan (W, 1-0)	3.0	3	1	1	0	6	4.35
E. Meek (S, 3)	1.0	0	0	0	1	1	1.13
Totals	9.0	7	3	3	1	12

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Raise the Jolly Roger

Posted on June 21, 2010 at 02:05 PM.

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Jones Leads Bucs to 6th Straight Win

Garrett Jones went 2 for 3 with a 2-Run HR to lead the Pirates to their 6th straight victory on Wednesday night at PNC Park. "It felt great to bust out of the mini-slump I was in, and to help the team keep winning. We are not used to this feeling, and we are hungry for more" said Jones after the game.

Jones admires his 2-run HR

Jones not only helped with his offense, but he also threw a runner out at 3rd base early in the game.

Andrew McCutchen stole 3 bases on Brewers' cather Greg Zaun and also extended his hitting streak to 13 gms.

Lastings Milledge extended his own hitting streak to 10 games.

The Brewers and Pirates end the 3 game series on Thursday afternoon at 1pm, with the Pirates looking for their second sweep of the season.

MLB Scoreboard - Milwaukee Brewers (5-9) at Pittsburgh Pirates (10-4)

April 21, 2010	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Milwaukee Brewers	0	0	1	0	2	0	0	1	0	4	15	0
Pittsburgh Pirates	4	0	0	0	2	0	1	0	X	7	9	0
WIN: Charlie Morton (2-0) LOSS: Doug Davis (1-1) SAVE: Evan Meek (2)

Scoring Summary

			MIL	PIT
PIT	1st	R. Doumit doubles to left field, McCutchen Scores	0	1
PIT	1st	L. Milledge doubles to left field, Jones scores, Doumit scores	0	3
PIT	1st	J. Smoak singles to center, Milledge scores	0	4
MIL	3rd	P. Fielder triples to left, Weeks scores	1	4
MIL	5th	P. Fielder hits a 2-run HR to right, McGehee scores	3	4
PIT	5th	G. Jones hits a 2-run HR to right, McCutchen scores	3	6
PIT	7th	A. McCutchen singles to center, Pearce scores	3	7
MIL	8th	C. McGehee singles to center, Gerut scores	4	7

Milwaukee Brewers

Hitters	AB	R	H	BI	BB	SO	AVG
R. Weeks, 2B	5	1	1	0	0	1	.245
C. McGehee, 3B	4	1	2	1	1	0	.278
P. Fielder, 1B	5	1	4	3	0	1	.316
R. Braun, LF	4	0	0	0	1	1	.304
J. Edmonds, CF	5	0	0	0	0	1	.176
G. Zaun, C	3	0	1	0	1	0	.293
C. Counsell, SS	5	0	3	0	0	0	.464
J. Gerut, RF	4	1	3	0	1	1	.429
D. Davis, P	2	0	0	0	0	1	.286
T. Coffey, P	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
J. Inglett, PH	1	0	1	0	0	0	.318
D. Riske	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
A. Escobar	1	0	0	0	0	0	.267
Totals	39	4	15	4	4	6
BATTING: 2B: G. Zaun (4), J. Gerut (1) 3B: P. Fielder (1) HR: P. Fielder (3) RBI: P. Fielder 3 (9), C. McGehee (5) HBP: C. McGehee, G. Zaun SAC: D. Davis GIDP: R. Weeks

Milwaukee Brewers

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	ERA
D. Davis (L 1-1)	5.0	6	6	6	1	9	4.12
T. Coffey	2.0	3	1	1	0	4	6.55
D. Riske	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0.96
Totals	8.0	9	7	7	1	13
PITCHING: WP: D. Davis 2 (2)

Pittsburgh Pirates

Hitters	AB	R	H	BI	BB	SO	AVG
Andrew McCutchen, CF	4	2	2	1	0	2	.444
Neil Walker, 2B	4	0	0	0	0	4	.000
Garrett Jones, RF	3	2	2	2	1	0	.354
Ryan Doumit, C	4	1	2	1	0	1	.320
Lastings Milledge, LF	4	1	1	2	0	0	.471
Justin Smoak, 1B	4	0	1	1	0	1	.375
Andy LaRoche, 3B	4	0	0	0	0	2	.245
JJ Hardy, SS	3	0	0	0	0	2	.255
Charlie Morton, P	2	0	0	0	0	1	.000
Javier Lopez, P	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
Steve Pearce, PH	1	1	1	0	0	0	.333
Brendan Donnelly, P	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
Evan Meek, P	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
Totals	33	7	9	7	1	13
BATTING: 2B: R. Doumit (6), L. Milledge (3) 3B: S.Pearce (1) HR: G. Jones (4) RBI: A. McCutchen (6), G. Jones 2 (11), R. Doumit (5), L. Milledge 2 (6), J. Smoak (3)
BASERUNNING: SB: A. McCutchen 3 (6)

Pittsburgh Pirates

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	ERA
C. Morton (W, 2-0)	6.0	9	3	3	3	6	2.65
J. Lopez (H, 2)	1.0	0	0	0	1	0	7.71
B. Donnelly	1.0	4	1	1	0	0	4.91
E. Meek (S, 2)	1.0	2	0	0	0	0	1.29
Totals	9.0	15	4	4	4	6

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Thursday, June 17, 2010

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Posted on June 17, 2010 at 07:51 PM.

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McCutchen, Smoak Lead Buccos past Brewers

Andrew McCutchen hit his first 2 HRs of the season and Justin Smoak hit a HR in his first AB as a Pirate to lead the Pirates to a 7-5 victory over the Brewers.

McCutchen said "It feels great to finally hit a couple out. I came close a couple times earlier, plus we won so its a great night." In going 2 for 5 McCutchen extended his hitting streak to 12 games.

McCutchen blasts his 2nd HR of the night

Smoak who made it to PNC Park just a couple of hours before game time, found himself in the starting line-up at first base for the Pirates. "It is truly a surreal experience, my first AB as a Pirate and I hit a HR to center, it was awesome. This ballpark is beautiful. I am so grateful tot he Pirates for believing in me and trading for me. The Rangers organization was wonderful, and I have heard great things about the Pirates."

Smoak didn't disappoint in his first game, hitting this HR

Bucco Bits Jeff Clement was optioned to AAA Indianapolis after the game.

The series continues tomorrow night at PNC with a 7:05 start time.

MLB Scoreboard - Milwaukee Brewers (5-8) at Pittsburgh Pirates (9-4)

April 20, 2010	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Milwaukee Brewers	1	1	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	5	10	1
Pittsburgh Pirates	1	2	0	4	0	0	0	0	X	7	12	1
WIN: Paul Maholm (1-2) LOSS: Randy Wolf (0-2) SAVE: Evan Meek (1)

Scoring Summary

			MIL	PIT
MIL	1st	R. Braun singles to right, Gomez scores	1	0
PIT	1st	A. McCutchen hits a solo HR to right	1	1
MIL	2nd	R. Weekes hits a solo HR to Right	2	1
PIT	2nd	J. Smoak hits a 2-run HR to center, Milledge scores	2	3
PIT	4th	B. Crosby triples to left, LaRoche scores/ Crosby scores on error	2	5
PIT	4th	A. McCutchen hits a 2-run HR to left, Maholm scores	2	7
MIL	7th	C. McGehee singles to center, Zaun scores	3	7
MIL	7th	R. Braun singles to right, Edmonds and McGehee score	5	7

Milwaukee Brewers

Hitters	AB	R	H	BI	BB	SO	AVG
C. Gomez, CF	5	1	1	0	0	2	.174
C. McGehee, 3B	5	1	4	1	0	1	.260
P. Fielder, 1B	4	0	1	0	1	0	.269
R. Braun, LF	5	0	2	3	0	2	.327
C. Hart, RF	2	0	0	0	2	1	.170
A. Escobar, SS	4	0	0	0	0	1	.276
R. Weeks, 2B	4	1	1	1	0	3	.250
G. Zaun, C	4	1	0	0	0	0	.289
R. Wolf, P	1	0	0	0	0	1	.000
J. Inglett	0	0	0	0	1	0	.286
J. Suppan, P	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
J. Edmonds, PH	1	1	1	0	0	0	.207
T. Coffey, P	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
C. Counsell, PH	1	0	0	0	0	1	.435
D. Riske, P	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
Totals	36	5	10	5	4	12
BATTING: 2B: C. McGehee (3) HR: R. Weeks (1) RBI: R. Weeks (1), R. Braun 3 (15), C. McGehee (4) GIDP: P. Fielder, C. Gomez
FIELDING: E: R. Weeks (4)

Milwaukee Brewers

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	ERA
R. Wolf (L, 0-2)	4.0	10	7	7	0	3	7.07
J. Suppan	2.0	1	0	0	0	1	6.75
T. Coffey	1.0	1	0	0	0	1	7.00
D. Riske	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	1.08
Totals	8.0	12	7	7	0	6
PITCHING: WP: R. Wolf (1)

Pittsburgh Pirates

Hitters	AB	R	H	BI	BB	SO	AVG
Andrew McCutchen, CF	4	2	2	3	0	2	.440
Neil Walker, 2B	4	0	0	0	0	1	.000
Garret Jones, RF	4	0	1	0	0	0	.333
Ryan Doumit, C	4	0	1	0	0	0	.304
Lastings Milledge, LF	4	1	2	0	0	1	.489
Justin Smoak, 1B	4	1	2	2	0	1	.500
Andy LaRoche, 3B	4	1	1	0	0	0	.267
Bobby Crosby, SS	4	1	1	2	0	1	.289
Paul Maholm, P	2	1	2	0	0	0	.500
Joel Hanrahan, P	1	0	0	0	0	0	.000
Javier Lopez, P	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
D.J. Carrasco, P	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
Delwyn Young, PH	1	0	0	0	0	0	.187
Evan Meek, P	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
Totals	36	7	12	7	0	6
BATTING: 2B: R. Doumit (5) 3B: B. Crosby (1) HR: A. McCutchen 2 (2), J. Smoak (1) RBI: A. McCutchen 3 (5), B. Crosby 2 (4), J. Smoak 2 (2)
BASERUNNING: CS: L. Milledge (3)
FIELDING: E: N. Walker (1)

Pittsburgh Pirates

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	ERA
P. Maholm (W, 1-2)	5.0	6	2	2	2	5	4.24
J. Hanrahan (H, 3)	1.2	2	3	0	0	4	4.91
J. Lopez (H, 1)	0.1	1	0	0	2	0	13.50
D. Carrasco (H, 2)	1.0	0	0	0	0	2	0.00
E. Meek (S, 1)	1.0	1	0	0	0	1	1.50
Totals	9.0	10	5	2	4	12

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Raise the Jolly Roger

Posted on June 17, 2010 at 07:22 PM.

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Pirates Involved in 3 Team Trade
Walker Called Up

The Pittsburgh Pirates have acquired 3 players in a 3 team trade that involved the Texas Rangers and Minnesota Twins, it was announced today by GM Joe Fleming.

Fleming clued us in on how the trade came to be... "When Texas lost their starting 2nd baseman Iam Kinsler, they were in the market for a replacement. They contacted me about Aki Iwamura. I knew going into negotiations the exact player that I wanted (Smoak), but it couldn't be done without Minnesota. Once I contacted them and got JJ Hardy involved, it was a done deal.

It is hard to part with the 3 players that we gave up, but it is all part of the business. Smoak was definitely the centerpiece.

We are very excited to see what Justin Smoak can do for us as the starting 1st baseman for the Pirates."

Trade Summary

Pirates Receive

Justin Smoak 1B 23 y/o .234 2 HR 8 RBI

Pedro Strop RP 24 y/o 1.0 IP 1 Sv 0.00 ERA

JJ Hardy SS 27 y/o .293 AVG 0 HR 6 RBI

Rangers Receive

Aki Iwamura 1B/2B/3B 31 y/o .208 AVG 1 HR 2 RBI

Jason Jaramillo C 27 y/o .286 AVG 0 HR 1 RBI

Twins Receive

Jarrod Saltalamacchia C 24 y/o .250 AVG 1 HR 4 RBI

Monday, June 14, 2010

Raise the Jolly Roger

Posted on June 14, 2010 at 08:10 PM.

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A Look At Bucco Prospects

With the recent struggles at a few key positions on the Big League club, I decided to take a look and see what is down on the farm.

Listed below are the Top 10 Pirates Prospects (in order of potential call-ups)

Neil Walker 2B/IF Age: 24 B/T: S/L

BA: .289 1 HR 3 RBI 11 Hits

We have been impressed with Neil's progression this year. He has been playing multiple positions,although it looks like he will stick at 2nd base. ETA: imminent
Pedro Alvarez 3B Age: 23 B/T: L/R
BA: .306 1 HR 4 Doubles 4 RBI 11 Hits

Pedro has really turned it on lastely after a slow start. Not only has he come around offensively, he is playing great defense. ETA: Imminent
Jose Tabata OF Age: 21 B/T: R/R

BA: .194 1 HR 2 RBI 2 Doubles

Jose has started very slow this season, but we are confident that he will turn the corner. ETA: June/July 2010
Brad Lincoln SP Age: 25 RHP

W-L: 0-0 ERA: 3.86 5 K's

Brad is ahowing why he was drafted in the first round. Although he doesnt have a win yet, he does have 2 quality starts. ETA: May/June 2010
Tony Sanchez C Age: 22 B/T: R/R
BA: .261 2 Doubles 3 RBI

Tony is already MLB ready for his defense. He is close to being promoted to AAA. If Ryan Doumit would get dealt, Tony couldstep right in. ETA: August/Sept.2010
Daniel Moskos RP/CP Age: 24 LHP

W-L:0-0 ERA:0.00 4 Svs

Danny will always have the stigma of Matt Weiters over his head, but he is turning into a great closer. He is also on the verge of being promoted to AAA. ETA: Sept 2010
Gorkys Hernandez OF Age: 22 B/T: R/R
BA: .048 1 Double 2 RBI

One of the fastest players in the Pirates organization, Gorkys can simply fly. He was injured during Spring Training and has not found his groove. ETA: 2011
Bryan Morris SP Age: 23 RHP

W-L: 1-0 ERA: 2.41 11 K's

The centerpiece of the Jason Bay trade, Morris had a rought 1st season in the Pirates organization. He is quickly developing and will probably take Brad Lincoln's spotin AAA when he is promoted to Pittsburgh. ETA: 2011
Tim Alderson SP Age: 21 RHP

W-L: 0-2 ERA: 5.27 12 K's

Tim is struggling this season. He was the player that was acquired for Freddy Sanchez. Tim is working on some new pitches, and he hasn't gotten any offensive support this season. ETA: Late 2011/2012
Starling Marte OF Age: B/T: R/R
BA: .300 6 Doubles 2 RBI 10 Runs

Marte has all of the tools of a major league outfielder right now. He needs some seasoning, andis working his way up the ladder. He may be promoted to AAA soon. ETA: Late 2011/2012

Raise the Jolly Roger

Posted on June 14, 2010 at 06:14 PM.

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Dotel Shuts Door; Pirates Sweep Reds

The Pirates finished the sweep of the Reds in exciting fashion as Closer Octavio Dotel made it interesting in the 9th, but held on for the save. The Pirates found out that Ross Ohlendorf is indeed human. Ohlendorf finally allowed the first runs of his season in his 3rd start of the year, but he was still good enough for the win.

Andrew McCutchen extended his modest hitting streak to 11 games with his 1st triple of the season.
The Pirates have tomorrow off before opening up a 3 game set against the Brewers at PNC Park.

MLB Scoreboard - Cincinnati Reds (6-7) at Pittsburgh Pirates (8-4)

April 18, 2010	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Cincinnati Reds	0	0	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	3	10	1
Pittsburgh Pirates	3	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	X	4	7	2
WIN: Ross Ohlendorf (W 3-0) LOSS: Bronson Arroyo (1-2) SAVE: Octavio Dotel (4)

Scoring Summary

			CIN	PIT
PIT	1st	J. Jaramillo walks with the bases loaded, Iwamura scores	0	1
PIT	1st	A. Laroche reaches on an error by Rolen, Milledge scores	0	2
PIT	1st	J. Clement walks with the bases loaded, Pearce scores	0	3
CIN	3rd	O. Cabrera reaches on an error by Ohlendorf, Votto scores	1	3
CIN	4th	D. Stubbs doubles to left, Gomes scores	2	3
PIT	5th	S. Pearce hits a Sac Fly to right, Iwamura scores	2	4
CIN	6th	C. Dickerson singles to center, Gomes scores	3	4

Cincinnati Reds

Hitters	AB	R	H	BI	BB	SO	AVG
D. Stubbs, LF	5	0	1	1	0	1	.139
J. Votto, 1B	4	1	3	0	1	0	.319
S. Rolen, 3B	5	0	1	0	0	1	.319
J. Bruce, RF	4	0	1	0	1	1	.273
O. Cabrera, SS	5	0	0	0	0	1	.255
B. Phillips, 2B	3	0	0	0	1	0	.306
R. Hernandez, C	4	0	1	0	0	0	.277
J. Gomes, CF	3	2	2	0	0	0	.174
R. Hanigan, PH	1	0	0	0	0	0	.231
B. Arroyo, P	1	0	0	0	0	0	.167
C. Dickerson, PH	1	0	1	1	0	0	.553
Y. Alonso	1	0	0	0	0	0	.200
Totals	37	3	10	2	3	4
BATTING: 2B: D. Stubbs (1) 3B: J. Gomes (1) RBI: D. Stubbs (2), C. Dickerson (3) SAC: B. Arroyo
BASERUNNING: CS: J. Votto (1)
FIELDING: E: S. Rolen

Cincinnati Reds

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	ERA
B. Arroyo (L, 1-2)	5.0	5	4	3	4	1	5.74
D. Weathers	2.0	2	0	0	0	2	2.53
A. Rhodes	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0.00
Totals	8.0	7	4	3	4	4

Pittsburgh Pirates

Hitters	AB	R	H	BI	BB	SO	AVG
Andrew McCutchen, CF	3	0	1	0	1	0	.435
Aki Iwamura, 2B	4	2	1	0	0	0	.208
Lastings Milledge, LF	4	1	3	0	0	0	.488
Steve Pearce, RF	2	1	0	1	1	0	.273
Jason Jaramillo	3	0	1	1	1	0	.286
Andy LaRoche, 3B	4	0	1	0	0	0	.268
Jeff Clement, 1B	3	0	0	1	1	0	.206
Bobby Crosby, SS	4	0	0	0	0	3	.293
Ross Ohlendorf, P	2	0	0	0	0	0	.125
Garrett Jones, PH	1	0	0	0	0	1	.341
Totals	30	4	7	3	4	4
BATTING: 2B: A. Iwamura (1) 3B: A. McCutchen (1) RBI: S.Pearce (3), J. Clement (7), J, Jaramillo (1) SF: S. Pearce GIDP: S. Pearce
FIELDING: E: R. Ohlendorf (1), S. Pearce (1)

Pittsburgh Pirates

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	ERA
R. Ohlendorf, (W 3-0)	6.0	8	3	2	2	2	0.84
J. Taschner (H, 2)	1.0	0	0	0	1	0	2.70
J. Hanrahan (H, 2)	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	6.35
O. Dotel (S, 4)	1.0	2	0	0	0	2	0.00
Totals	9.0	10	3	2	3	4

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Sunday, June 13, 2010

Raise The Jolly Roger

Posted on June 13, 2010 at 09:15 PM.

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Milledge's Walk-off single in 10th beats Reds

Milledge celebrates with team mates

With 2 on and nobody out in the bottom of the 10th, Lastings Milledge ripped a game winning walk off single to right field. When Garrett Jones crossed the plate, the Pirates mobbed Milledge on 1st base. With this victory, it gives the Pirates a chance to sweep the Reds with a win on Sunday.

Milledge was estatic with his GW RBI, but he said, "I wished that we could have done it earlier to get Zach the win. He pitched lights out." Duke threw 9 scoreless innings, but was given a no-decision. Duke said, "A personal victory is not important to me, as long as we win the game, that is all that I am worried about."

The series closes out tomorrow afternoon at 1:05pm.

MLB Scoreboard - Cincinnati Reds (6-6) at Pittsburgh Pirates (7-4)

April 17, 2010	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	Extra Innings	R	H	E
Cincinnati Reds	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	7	0
Pittsburgh Pirates	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	10	0
WIN: D.J. Carrasco (2-0) LOSS: David Weathers (0-1)

Scoring Summary

			CIN	PIT
PIT	10th	L. Milledge singles to right, Jones scores	0	1

Cincinnati Reds

Hitters	AB	R	H	BI	BB	SO	AVG
D. Stubbs, RF	4	0	0	0	0	1	.129
J. Votto, 1B	4	0	1	0	0	0	.279
S. Rolen, 3B	4	0	1	0	0	0	.333
J. Gomes, LF	4	0	1	0	0	1	.100
B. Phillips, 2B	4	0	1	0	0	1	.326
R. Hernandez, C	4	0	0	0	0	0	.279
O. Cabrera, SS	3	0	2	0	1	0	.283
J. Bruce, CF	2	0	0	0	0	1	.275
R. Hanigan, PH	1	0	0	0	0	0	.250
C. Dickerson, PH	1	0	0	0	0	0	.541
E. Volquez, P	3	0	1	0	0	0	.222
Totals	34	0	7	0	1	4
BATTING: 2B: E. Volquez (1), S. Rolen (3) 3B: B. Phillips (1) GIDP: B. Phillips, J. Gomes

Cincinnati Reds

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	ERA
E. Volquez	9.0	7	0	0	0	7	1.96
D. Weathers (L, 0-1)	0.0	3	1	1	0	0	3.12
Totals	9.0	10	1	1	0	7

Pittsburgh Pirates

Hitters	AB	R	H	BI	BB	SO	AVG
Andrew McCutchen, CF	4	0	3	0	0	0	.442
Aki Iwamura, 2B	4	0	0	0	0	1	.205
Garret Jones, RF	4	1	2	0	0	0	.350
Ryan Doumit, C	4	0	1	0	0	2	.310
Lastings Milledge, LF	4	0	2	1	0	1	.462
Andy LaRoche, 3B	3	0	0	0	0	1	.270
Jeff Clement, 1B	3	0	0	0	0	1	.226
Bobby Crosby, SS	3	0	1	0	0	1	.324
Zach Duke, P	1	0	0	0	0	0	.000
Steve Pearce, PH	1	0	1	0	0	0	.333
Totals	31	1	10	1	0	7
BATTING: 2B: L. Milledge (2), S. Pearce (1) RBI: L. Milledge (4) SAC: Z. Duke
BASERUNNING: CS: A. McCutchen (4)

Pittsburgh Pirates

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Z. Duke	9.0	6	0	0	1	4	1.23
D. Carrasco (W, 2-0)	1.0	1	0	0	0	0	0.00
Totals	10.0	7	0	0	1	4

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Posted on June 13, 2010 at 01:26 AM.

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Hart, Clement Lead Pirates to Victory

Kevin Hart threw 7 scoreless innings and Jeff Clement hit a 3-run HR - his 1st of the year- to lead the Pirates to a 3-0 win over the Reds.

Hart had this to say about his effort..."I felt great out there tonight. I was hitting my spots, and when Cincy did hit it, they hit it right to my defense. I am a lot more pleased with this effort than my first start of the season."

Clement is finally starting to get his swing going, bringing his batting average from .143 to .250 over the last couple of games. When asked about his recentsurge, Clement stated, "When I saw (Steve) Pearce was recalled, I knew that I had to get my butt in gear. If I didn't start to play up to par, I could be sent to Indy at anytime."

With this win, the Pirates pulled just a game behind Central Division leading St. Louis. The series against the Reds continues tomorrow night at 7pm at PNC Park.

MLB Scoreboard - Cincinnati Reds (6-5) at Pittsburgh Pirates (6-4)

April 16, 2010	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Cincinnati Reds	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	7	1
Pittsburgh Pirates	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	X	3	13	0
WIN: Kevin Hart (1-0) LOSS: Aaron Harang (0-2) SAVE: Octavio Dotel (3)

Scoring Summary

			CIN	PIT
PIT	3rd	J. Clement hits a 3-run HR to right, Milledge and LaRoche score	3	0

Cincinnati Reds

Hitters	AB	R	H	BI	BB	SO	AVG
C. Dickerson, LF	3	0	3	0	1	0	.556
J. Votto, 1B	3	0	0	0	1	2	.282
S. Rolen, 3B	4	0	2	0	0	0	.342
J. Bruce, RF	3	0	0	0	0	1	.289
O. Cabrera, SS	4	0	1	0	0	1	.256
B. Phillips, 2B	4	0	1	0	0	1	.333
R. Hernandez, C	4	0	0	0	0	0	.308
J. Gomes, CF	3	0	0	0	1	2	.062
A. Harang, P	2	0	0	0	0	0	.000
R. Hanigan, PH	0	0	0	0	1	0	.273
Y. Alonso, PH	1	0	0	0	0	0	.250
Totals	31	0	7	0	4	7
BATTING: SAC: J. Bruce GIDP: J. Bruce, R. Hernandez
FIELDING: E: J. Votto (1)

Cincinnati Reds

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	ERA
A. Harang (L, 0-2)	4.2	9	3	3	2	4	4.32
H. Bailey	2.1	3	0	0	0	2	2.08
D. Weathers	1.0	1	0	0	0	0	2.08
Totals	8.0	13	3	3	2	6
PITCHING: WP: H. Bailey (1)

Pittsburgh Pirates

Hitters	AB	R	H	BI	BB	SO	AVG
Andrew McCutchen, CF	5	0	2	0	0	1	.410
Aki Iwamura, 2B	4	0	0	0	0	1	.225
Garret Jones, RF	3	0	0	0	1	1	.333
Ryan Doumit, C	4	0	1	0	0	1	.316
Lastings Milledge, LF	4	1	4	0	0	0	.457
Andy LaRoche, 3B	3	1	1	0	1	1	.294
Jeff Clement, 1B	4	1	2	3	0	0	.250
Bobby Crosby, SS	4	0	1	0	0	0	.324
Kevin Hart, P	3	0	1	0	0	1	.250
Steve Pearce	1	0	1	0	0	0	.250
Totals	35	3	13	3	2	6
BATTING: 2B: A. McCutchen (1) HR: J. Clement (1) RBI: J. Clement 3 (6) GIDP: K. Hart
BASERUNNING: CS: G. Jones (1)

Pittsburgh Pirates

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	ERA
K. Hart (W, 1-0)	7.0	6	0	0	3	5	1.64
D. Carrasco (H, 1)	1.0	1	0	0	0	2	0.00
O. Dotel (S, 3)	1.0	0	0	0	1	0	0.00
Totals	9.0	7	0	0	4	7

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Friday, June 11, 2010

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Posted on June 11, 2010 at 07:22 PM.

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Longball Leads Bucs to Series Win

The Pirates took the rubber game from the Giants in powerful fashion.....by hitting 3 key homeruns. Aki Iwamura, Steve Pearce and Bobby Crosby all hit their first round trippers of the season leading the Pirates to victory.

Pearce connects on his 2 Run-HR

Not to be outshadowed was Player of the Game SP Charlie Morton who tossed a 3hit shutout over 6 IP before being replaced by a pinch hittter. Morton said, "My stuff felt great tonight. The fastball was consistently in the 93-95 MPH range, and my curve and slider had some bite. It was great to get the run support that the offense gave me."

The Pirates will be off tomorrow before opening up a 3 game set against division rival Cincinnati on Friday Night.

MLB Scoreboard - Pittsburgh Pirates (5-4) at San Francisco Giants (4-5)

April 14, 2010	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Pittsburgh Pirates	1	0	1	0	0	2	1	2	0	7	15	0
San Francisco Giants	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	3	11	0
WIN: Charlie Morton (1-0) LOSS: Jonathan Sanchez (0-2)

Scoring Summary

			PIT	SF
PIT	1st	A. Iwamura singles to right, McCutchen scores	1	0
PIT	3rd	A. LaRoche singles to left, McCutchen scores	2	0
PIT	6th	S. Pearce hits a 2-run HR to left center, Doumit scores	4	0
PIT	7th	A. Iwamura hits a solo HR to center	5	0
PIT	8th	B. Crosby hits a 2-run HR to left, LaRoche scores	7	0
SF	8th	P. Sandoval hits a solo HR to left	7	1
SF	8th	A. Rowand singles to right, Huff scores	7	2
SF	9th	P. Sandoval doubles to center, Lewis scores	7	3

Pittsburgh Pirates

Hitters	AB	R	H	BI	BB	SO	AVG
Andrew McCutchen, CF	5	2	3	0	0	1	.412
Aki Iwamura, 2B	5	1	2	2	0	1	.250
Garret Jones, RF	5	0	2	0	0	1	.364
Ryan Doumit, C	4	1	0	0	0	2	.324
Andy LaRoche, 3B	5	1	2	1	0	2	.290
Lastings Milledge, LF	5	0	2	0	0	1	.387
Steve Pearce, 1B	4	1	1	2	0	0	.143
Bobby Crosby, SS	4	1	1	2	0	1	.333
Charlie Morton, P	2	0	0	0	0	0	.000
John Raynor, PH	1	0	1	0	0	0	.333
Jeff Clement, PH	1	0	1	0	0	0	.208
Totals	41	7	15	7	0	9
BATTING: 3B: L. Milledge (2) HR: A. Iwamura (1), S. Pearce (1), B. Crosby (1) RBI: A. Iwamura 2 (2), A. LaRoche (6), S. Pearce 2 (2), B. Crosby (2) HBP: R. Doumit GIDP: S. Pearce
BASERUNNING: SB: A. McCutchen (3) CS: J. Raynor (1)

Pittsburgh Pirates

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	ERA
C. Morton (W, 1-0)	6.0	3	0	0	2	5	1.64
J. Hanrahan (H, 1)	1.0	2	0	0	0	0	7.71
J. Lopez	0.2	2	2	2	0	1	18.00
E. Meek	1.1	4	1	1	0	2	1.80
Totals	9.0	11	3	3	2	8

San Francisco Giants

Hitters	AB	R	H	BI	BB	SO	AVG
F. Lewis, LF	5	1	2	0	0	0	.300
F. Sanchez, 2B	4	0	1	0	1	0	.222
P. Sandoval, 3B	5	1	3	2	0	1	.316
M. DeRosa, RF	5	0	0	0	0	3	.086
B. Molina, C	4	0	0	0	0	0	.229
A. Huff, 1B	4	1	1	0	0	1	.345
A. Rowand, CF	3	0	1	1	1	0	.286
J. Uribe, SS	4	0	1	0	0	2	.240
J. Sanchez, P	1	0	0	0	0	1	.000
E. Renteria, PH	1	0	1	0	0	0	.143
N. Schieroltz, DS/CF	1	0	1	0	0	0	.500
Totals	37	3	11	3	2	8
BATTING: 2B: P. Sandoval (4), A. Huff (3) HR: P. Sandoval (1) RBI: A. Rowand (4), P. Sandoval 2(4) HBP: B. Molina SAC: J. Sanchez

San Francisco Giants

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	ERA
J. Sanchez (L, 0-2)	5.2	7	4	4	0	6	8.68
G. Mota	1.1	3	1	1	0	0	9.00
B. Medders	1,0	5	2	2	0	1	8.31
J. Affeldt	1.0	0	0	0	0	2	1.8-
Totals	9.0	15	7	7	0	9
PITCHING: WP: J. Affeldt (1)

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Thursday, June 10, 2010

Raise the Jolly Roger

Posted on June 10, 2010 at 06:50 PM.

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Zito K's 10 Buccos in shutout

Barry Zito was simply dominant with a capital "D". The Bucs could not get anything going offensivly and were stuck with the shutout. Pirates Manager John Russell had this to say "What else can you say, today was not out day. Zito pitched lights out and we couldn't hit a thing."

When asked about call-up Steve Pearce's 0 for 3 day at the plate in his season debut Russell replied "What a tough way to start your season. He got the call late last night and since we are on the West Coast, it was a miralce for him to just get here in time for the game. Then, to have to face Zito, he was a little overwhelmed. We have confidece that he will bounce back strong tomorrow. He has a great opportunity to stick with the big club."

The series concludes tomorrow with a 1:05 PST 1st pitch.

MLB Scoreboard - Pittsburgh Pirates (4-4) at San Francisco Giants (4-4)

April 13, 2010	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Pittsburgh Pirates	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0
San Francisco Giants	0	0	0	2	0	0	1	0	0	3	7	0
WIN: Barry Zito (2-0) LOSS: Paul Maholm (0-2)

Scoring Summary

			PIT	SF
SF	4th	A. Huff singles to CF,Sanchez and DeRosa score	0	2
SF	7th	A. Rowand hits a Solo HR to CF	0	3

Pittsburgh Pirates

Hitters	AB	R	H	BI	BB	SO	AVG
Andrew McCutchen, CF	4	0	1	0	0	2	.379
Lastings Milledge, LF	4	0	1	0	0	2	.385
Garret Jones, RF	4	0	0	0	0	1	.357
Ryan Doumit, C	4	0	0	0	0	1	.367
Steve Pearce, 1B	3	0	0	0	0	0	.000
Delwyn Young, 2B	3	0	0	0	0	1	.200
Andy LaRoche, 3B	3	0	1	0	0	0	.269
Bobby Crosby, SS	2	0	0	0	1	2	.346
Paul Maholm, P	2	0	0	0	0	1	.250
Aki Iwamura, PH	0	0	0	0	1	0	.226
Totals	29	0	3	0	2	10

Pittsburgh Pirates

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	ERA
P. Maholm (L, 0-2)	6.0	6	2	2	1	3	4.50
J. Taschner	1.0	1	1	1	0	1	3.86
D. Carrasco	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0.00
Totals	8.0	7	3	3	1	5

San Francisco Giants

Hitters	AB	R	H	BI	BB	SO	AVG
E. Renteria, SS	4	0	0	0	0	0	.077
F. Sanchez, 2B	4	1	1	0	0	1	.219
P. Sandoval, 3B	4	0	0	0	0	0	.273
M. DeRosa, LF	3	1	2	0	0	1	.100
B. Molina, C	3	0	0	0	0	0	.258
N. Schierholtz, RF	3	0	2	0	0	0	.444
A. Huff, 1B	3	0	1	2	0	0	.360
A. Rowand, CF	2	1	1	1	1	1	.280
B. Zito, P	3	0	0	0	0	2	.000
Totals	29	3	7	3	1	5
BATTING: HR: A. Rowand (3) RBI: A. Rowand (3), A. Huff 2 (7) GIDP: B. Molina

San Francisco Giants

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	ERA
B. Zito (W, 2-0)	9.0	3	0	0	2	10	0.56
Totals	9.0	3	0	0	2	10

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Wednesday, June 9, 2010

Raise the Jolly Roger

Posted on June 9, 2010 at 08:22 PM.

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Bucco Bats Come Alive

Ross Ohlendorf followed his no-hitter with another great outing. Ohlendorf went 6.1 IP giving up only 4 hits and allowing no runs again.

It was a tight game and a pitcher's duel until the 8th inning when the Bucs blew the game wide open. The highlight of the inning was Andy LaRoche's 1 out 2-run triple. Garret Jones added to the lead in the top of the 9th with a 2-run HR to put the game totally out of reach.

Buc Bits:
During the game LF Ryan Church injured his hamstring and had to be replaced by Delwyn Young. He is to be re-evaluated tomorrow, but it looks as though a trip to the DL is in order. A corresponding move would be made to call an OF up from Indy.

MLB Scoreboard - Pittsburgh Pirates (4-3) at San Francisco Giants (3-4)

April 12, 2010	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Pittsburgh Pirates	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	5	2	8	14	0
San Francisco Giants	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	1
WIN: Ross Ohlendorf (W 2-0) LOSS: Matt Cain (0-2)

Scoring Summary

			PIT	SF
PIT	2nd	J. Clement reached 1st on a throwing error by M. Cain, Doumit Scores	1	0
PIT	8th	R. Doumit singles to RF, Milledge scores	2	0
PIT	8th	D. Young singles to LF, Jones scores	3	0
PIT	8th	A. LaRoche triples to RF, Doumit and Young score	5	0
PIT	8th	J. Clement grounds out 5-3, LaRoche scores	6	0
PIT	9th	G. Jones hits a 2-run HR to RF, Crosby scores	8	0

Pittsburgh Pirates

Hitters	AB	R	H	BI	BB	SO	AVG
Lastings Milledge, CF	5	1	2	0	0	0	.409
Aki Iwamura, 2B	5	0	0	0	0	0	.226
Garret Jones, RF	4	2	2	2	0	1	.417
Ryan Doumit, C	5	2	4	1	0	0	.423
Ryan Church, LF	2	0	1	0	0	0	.500
Delwyn Young, LF	3	1	1	1	0	2	.250
Andy LaRoche, 3B	4	1	3	2	0	0	.261
Jeff Clement, 1B	4	0	0	1	0	1	.174
Ronny Cedeno, SS	4	0	0	0	0	1	.000
Ross Ohlendorf, P	3	0	0	0	0	2	.167
Bobby Crosby, PH	1	1	1	0	0	0	.375
Totals	40	8	14	7	0	7
BATTING: 2B: R. Doumit (4) 3B: A. LaRoche (1) HR: G. Jones (3) RBI: G. Jones (9), R. Doumit (4), A. LaRoche 2 (5), J. Clement (3), D. Young (1) HBP: G. Jones GIDP: A. LaRoche
BASERUNNING: CS: L. Milledge (2)

Pittsburgh Pirates

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	ERA
R. Ohlendorf, (W 2-0)	6.1	4	0	0	3	5	0.00
J. Taschner (H, 1)	1.1	0	0	0	0	0	0,00
J. Hanrahan	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	9.82
B. Donnelly	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	3.38
Totals	9.0	4	0	0	3	6

San Francisco Giants

Hitters	AB	R	H	BI	BB	SO	AVG
F. Lewis, LF	4	0	0	0	0	0	.280
F. Sanchez, 2B	4	0	1	0	0	1	.214
P. Sandoval, 3B	4	0	0	0	0	2	.310
M. DeRosa, RF	4	0	0	0	0	0	.037
B. Molina, C	3	0	0	0	1	2	.286
A. Huff, 1B	2	0	2	0	1	0	.364
A. Rowand, CF	2	0	0	0	1	0	.261
J. Uribe, SS	3	0	1	0	0	0	.238
M. Cain, P	1	0	0	0	0	1	.000
E. Renteria, PH	1	0	0	0	0	1	.000
N. Schieroltz, DS/CF	1	0	0	0	0	0	.333
Totals	29	0	4	0	3	6
BATTING: GIDP: A. Rowand, J. Uribe
FIELDING: E: M. Cain (1)

San Francisco Giants

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	ERA
M. Cain (L 0-2)	5.0	5	1	1	0	2	2.45
J. Affeldt	1.0	1	0	0	0	2	2.25
G. Mota	1.1	3	3	3	0	2	9.64
B. Medders	0.2	2	2	2	0	0	5.40
S. Romo	1.0	3	2	2	0	1	4.91
Totals	9.0	14	8	8	0	7
PITCHING: WP: G. Mota (1)

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Saturday, April 17, 2010

Raise the Jolly Roger

Posted on April 17, 2010 at 01:12 AM.

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Triple D....
Duke Dominates Dbacks

The Pirates take their first series victory of the season against the Arizona Diamondbacks. The Buccos got to the Dbacks bullpen early, and Zach Duke pitched lights out for his first victory of the season to even his record to 1-1.

The Pirates look to maintain their momentum as they now travel to San Francisco for a 3-game set.

Duke Scorched the Dbacks

MLB Scoreboard \| Pittsburgh Pirates (3-3) at Arizona Diamondbacks (3-3)
April 11, 2010	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Pittsburgh Pirates	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	4	8	0
Arizona Diamondbacks	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	8	1
WIN: Zach Duke (1-1) LOSS: Clay Zavada (0-1) SAVE: Octavio Dotel (2)

Scoring Summary
			PIT	ARI
PIT	1st	Garret Jones hits a Solo HR to RF	1	0
ARI	6th	Mark Reynolds hits a Solo HR to LF	1	1
PIT	7th	Andy LaRoche hits a 2-run HR to RF, Milledge scores	3	1
PIT	8th	Lastings Milledge singles to RF, Jones scores	4	1

Pittsburgh Pirates
HITTERS	AB	R	H	BI	BB	SO	AVG
Andrew McCutchen, CF	4	0	1	0	0	0	.400
Aki Iwamura, 2B	4	0	1	0	0	0	.269
Garret Jones, RF	4	2	2	1	0	1	.400
Ryan Doumit, C	4	0	1	0	0	2	.333
Lastings Milledge, LF	2	1	1	1	1	0	.412
Andy LaRoche, 3B	4	1	1	2	0	1	.158
Jeff Clement, 1B	4	0	0	0	0	1	.211
Bobby Crosby, SS	4	0	1	0	0	2	.348
Zach Duke, P	3	0	0	0	0	1	.000
Ryan Church, PH	1	0	0	0	0	0	.500
TOTALS	34	4	8	4	1	8
BATTING HR: G. Jones (2), A. LaRoche (1) RBI: G. Jones (7), L. Milledge (3), A. LaRoche, 2 (3) HBP: L. Milledge
BASERUNNING CS: A. McCutchen (3), L. Milledge (1)

Pittsburgh Pirates
PITCHERS	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Z. Duke (W, 1-1)	8.0	8	1	1	0	8	2.08
O. Dotel (S, 2)	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0.00
Totals	9.0	8	1	1	0	8

Arizona Diamondbacks
HITTERS	AB	R	H	BI	BB	SO	AVG
S. Drew, SS	4	0	2	0	0	0	.333
M. Montero, C	4	0	0	0	0	2	.333
M. Reynolds, 3B	4	1	1	1	0	2	.125
J. Upton, RF	4	0	2	0	0	0	.250
C. Jackson, LF	4	0	0	0	0	0	.261
R. Roberts, 2B	4	0	1	0	0	1	.286
A. LaRoche, 1B	3	0	0	0	0	0	.143
C. Young, CF	3	0	1	0	0	2	.333
B. Webb, P	1	0	1	0	0	0	.500
C. Snyder, PH	1	0	0	0	0	1	.000
K. Johnson, 2B	1	0	0	0	0	0	.176
TOTALS	33	1	8	1	0	8
BATTING 2B: S. Drew (2), J. Upton (1) HR: M. Reynolds (1) RBI: M. Reynolds (1)
BASERUNNING SB: R. Roberts (1)
FIELDING E: A. LaRoche (2)

Arizona Diamondbacks
PITCHERS	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	ERA
B. Webb	5.0	2	1	1	1	3	1.80
C. Zavada (L, 0-1)	1.0	2	2	2	0	2	10.80
E. Vasquez	1.2	4	1	1	0	2	1.93
B. Howry	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	5.40
A. Heilman	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	7.71
Totals	9.0	8	4	4	1	8

Player of the Game

A quick peek at the standings:

2010 National League Central Division Standings
TEAMS	W	L	GB	RS	RA
St. Louis Cardinals	6	1	-	43	24
Cincinnati Reds	4	3	2.0	31	30
Pittsburgh Pirates	3	3	2.5	24	18
Chicago Cubs	3	4	3.0	27	23
Milwaukee Brewers	1	6	5.0	18	40
Houston Astros	1	6	5.0	9	23