Final: Cardinals 4, Pirates 1 WP: Lance Lynn (3-0, 1.42 ERA) LP: Charlie Morton (0-1, 3.60 ERA) SV: Jason Motte (3, 1.50 ERA) The game started off very promising as Alex Presley launched the first pitch off Lance Lynn off the center field wall. Skip Schumaker went crashing into the wall and Presley sped around
Pedro Alvarez homers in 2-1 Pirates win
Final: Pirates 2, Diamondbacks 1 WP: Brad Lincoln (1-0, 0.00 ERA) LP: Daniel Hudson (1-1, 6.00 ERA) SV: Juan Cruz (2, 0.00 ERA) In a game where a lengthy outing by the starting pitcher would have been nice, James McDonald did just the opposite. McDonald was effective, but inefficient, as he pitched four innings giving
Cutch is clutch in 5-4 win
Final: Pirates 5, Diamondbacks 4 WP: Jason Grilli (1-1, 3.00 ERA) LP: Bryan Shaw (0-2, 1.29 ERA) SV: Juan Cruz (1, 0.00 ERA) This one looked like it would be a disaster. Jeff Karstens pitched just one inning due to inflammation in his shoulder. More on that here [link]. The Pirates were down 3-1 early,
Kevin Correia serves as stopper in 4-1 win
Final: Pirates 4, Giants 1 WP: Kevin Correia (1-0, 1.50 ERA) LP: Ryan Vogelsong (0-1, 2.84 ERA) SV: Joel Hanrahan (1, 4.50 ERA) After losing five straight games, it was Kevin Correia who was able to stop the bleeding as he gave up just 1 run over six innings this afternoon against the Giants. The
James McDonald ruins Matt Cain’s opportunity to meet Kate Upton
Final: Giants 5, Pirates 0 WP: Matt Cain (1-0, 3.00 ERA) LP: James McDonald (0-1, 3.86 ERA) Not too much to say about this one. The Pirates had one person reach base. One. A James McDonald ground ball single [video] was the only thing that kept Matt Cain from being in a commercial with Kate
Early hole dooms Bucs
Final: Dodgers 3, Pirates 2 WP: Chris Capuano (1-0, 5.40 ERA) LP: Jeff Karstens (0-1, 3.27 ERA) SV: Javy Guerra (5, 0.00 ERA) Jeff Karstens gave up three runs in the first inning and that ended up being the game. After the first, he pitched great, pitching four more scoreless innings. But the damage had