This game recap was originally written for my blog, Black And Gold Sports. Josh Phelps had a homer and a triple in one of his biggest games to date. Phelps, along with a complete game from Tom Gorzelanny, helped Pittsburgh finish their series sweep of the Giants. SCORING BREAKDOWN 2nd Inning- The. . . more
This game recap was originally written for my blog, Black And Gold Sports. Freddy Sanchez drove in 5 runs, a career-high, in the Buccos 13-3 win over San Fran. SCORING BREAKDOWN 4th Inning- The game was quiet until the 4th inning where the Buccos opened up the scoring. Freddy Sanchez hit a home. . . more
The Pittsburgh Pirates started off the month of August on the right track, beating the St. Louis Cardinals in every asset of the game. The Bucs did it all, and it showed in the final score of 15-1. First off, pitching. Tony Armas(1-3) came out to get his first win of the season. He was in the. . . more
It was the Prince Fielder show today as the Milwaukee Brewers beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 6-4, sealing yet another series victory. The only series that the Crew didn't win or split this year was the first series against the Cubs, back in early April. Today's drama and excitement started last. . . more
Zach Duke(1-2) of the Pirates was coming off of his best start of the year. The Cubs starter was Rich Hill(3-1), the 27-year-old with a 1.57 ERA. Duke was the starter who broke first. Derrek Lee doubled to deep right and Aramis Ramirez singled him home for a 1-0 lead. In the second, rookie Felix. . . more
After splitting the first two games of the series, Pittsburgh and Paul Maholm (1-2) had their work cut out for them against the Reds and Aaron Harang(3-0). Harang was undefeated, while Maholm was coming off of the best start of his career, a complete game shutout against Houston. Pittsburgh struck. . . more
The Reds sent Matt Belisle(2-1) to the mound to try and stop the Pirates five-game winning streak. Pittsburgh started the cruising Tom Gorzelanny(3-0). The game started off as an extreme pitchers' duel. The minimum number of batters was faced for both pitchers through the first three innings.. . . more
Pittsburgh entered the day coming off of a sweep of the Astros. Hot-starting Ian Snell(1-1) pitched for the Pirates against Eric Milton(0-3) of the Reds. Pittsburgh did their scoring early. In the bottom of the first, leadoff hitter Chris Duffy singled back to the pitcher and Jack Wilson drew a. . . more
For the final game of the series, Pittsburgh and Houston did not send their aces to the mound. The Astros started Wandy Rodriguez(0-2) and Pittsburgh threw Tony Armas Jr.(0-2) out on the mound. Surprisingly, this matchup turned out to be a pitchers' duel. After Lance Berkman hit a sac fly in the. . . more
After Maholm shutout the Astros the night before, Pittsburgh sent Zach Duke(1-2) to the mound to face rookie Matt Albers(0-2). Houston was seeking their first win of the year against the Pirates, after dropping the first four contests of the season. Duke had been knocked out of his last two starts. . . more
Woody Williams(0-2) and Paul Maholm(0-2) faced off in the first game of a three-game series. Both starters were looking for their first victories of the season. Williams plunked Pirates leadoff hitter Chris Duffy to start the bottom of the first. After Duffy was caught stealing, Jack Wilson. . . more
Pittsburgh entered Sunday looking to leave the West Coast with a victory. They lost on a walkoff Grand Slam the night before. Undefeated Tom Gorzelanny(2-0) took the hill for the Pirates against the Dodgers' Brett Tomko(0-0). The Pirates came out aggressive with leadoff hitter Chris Duffy. . . more
The Pirates and Dodgers sent two hot starters to the mound, Ian Snell(1-1) and Brad Penny(3-0), respectively. Between the two, they have started six games and allowed only six runs. Chris Duffy started the game off for the Pirates with a single. After Penny threw a wild pitch, Duffy ran to. . . more
Tony Armas Jr.(0-1) started for the Pirates for the first time in almost two weeks. His rust would show. Randy Wolf(2-1) went to the mound for Los Angeles. Unlike their two games in Milwaukee, the Pirates struck first. Xavier Nady drove in Jack Wilson with a single to left. The Dodgers did their. . . more
Pirates starter Zach Duke(1-1) was coming off of one of the worst starts of the season against the Giants to face the Brewers and Jeff Suppan(1-2). The Brewers had taken Game One of the two-game series. Like the night before, the Brewers bats started hot right out of the gates. Rickie Weeks. . . more
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