Today the Pittsburgh Pirates took on the Cincinnati Reds in a battle to get to the .500 mark for the first time this season. The Bucs did just that today as they were able to RAISE THE JOLLY ROGER! with a win today by a score of 4-1.
The Buccos got the bats going, and they got them going early scoring 2 runs in the bottom of the first inning. This was off of a Alvarez double, off the small wall in left field, bringing Walker around to score the games opening run. After that Jones was able to single to right field bringing around Alvarez.
In the second inning the Buccos were able to tack on another run after James McDonald reached base off of a fielders choice. Walker came up to bat and was able to bring J Mac around with his own double to right field and moved Tabata to third. That would be all the scoring in the 2nd inning, making the score 3-0 in favor of the Buccos.
The last score for the Bucs came in the bottom of the third inning. Barajas singled to center field and brought Alvarez around again for his second run scored this game. The score would look this way until the top of the 9th inning when the Reds were able to get their only run across the board. Heisey singled to right, bringing Votto around to score, making the score 4-1. That would be the end as the Hammer came in to close the deal and pick up another save on the season.
Speaking of the pitching for the Pirates, J Mac pitched yet another beautiful game. J Mac went 8 innings, gave up only 5 hits, walked 1 batter, and stuck out 5 on 103 pitches. McDonald has been the Pirates best pitcher as of late, and has only gotten better with every game he starts.
The Buccos were able to make it back to the .500 mark this season on a 4 game win streak as the were able to sweep the Cubs in the last series. The Reds are a very good Baseball team. They lead the Division with a record of 27-21, as the Bucs try and claw their way back up from the 4th position with a record of 24-24. Pittsburgh needs to keep this streak going well past the All Star Break, which is where they crumbled last season. Their Motto this season has been "Finish", and they've done just that thus far into the season. Let's see how long they can keep the win streak going as they get ready to face the Reds yet again tomorrow. I can't wait to see the outcome of this game, and will be posting as soon as the last pitch is thrown.
Until next time,
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Two years in a row at .500 around this time of the season. Hopefully they keep it up and end the 20 year losing streak. GM says he will look for an impact trade but it doesn't necessarily have to be offense.
ReplyDeleteThis is very true, but look at what happened last season with the impact trade that was made. Not a whole lot of good. Now that is not to say that if they can pick up a big name, by all means they should pick him up. I just don't see a need at this point in the season to make any changes. the team is starting to come together very well, and play some really good baseball.
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