Final: Pirates 6, Red Sox 4 WP: Jeff Karstens (5-4) LP: Tim Wakefield (4-3) SV: Joel Hanrahan (22) 39,483 were on hand tonight as the Pirates set a PNC Park record for attendance. The Bucs gave them a show, too, as they won their 4th game in a row, and 2nd straight against the AL’s
Pitching lifts Bucs over Red Sox
Final: Pirates 3, Red Sox 1 WP: Paul Maholm (4-8) LP: Jon Lester (9-4) SV: Joel Hanrahan (21) 39,330 fans were on hand to see some excellent pitching by the Bucs tonight as they took game 1 of a huge weekend series against Boston. Paul Maholm danced his way through 5 1/3 innings, giving up
Miscue leads to Pirates win
Final: Pirates 5, Orioles 4 WP: Kevin Correia (9-6) LP: Zach Britton (6-5) SV: Joel Hanrahan (20) When you put it in play, good things happen. That’s how the Bucs, ultimately, won today’s rubber match with the Orioles. In the bottom of the 5th inning, Brandon Wood and Mike McKenry led off with back to
Offense erupts on way to 9-3 win
Final: Pirates 9, Orioles 3 WP: Chris Resop (3-2) LP: Jeremy Guthrie (2-9) After seeing multiple games in a row where the Pirates’ offense looked totally inept, this game was nice to see. The Bucs jumped ahead with a 3-run 1st inning that was highlighted with a 2-run double by birthday boy Garrett Jones. Neil
Indians complete sweep with walk off win
Final: Indians 5, Pirates 2 WP: Tony Sipp (3-0) LP: Tim Wood (0-1) Once again, the offense’s inability to score led to another loss. A now expected, excellent start from Jeff Karstens went to the wayside this afternoon as the Pirates lost in 11 innings to Cleveland 5-2. The Pirates opened up the scoring in
Carrasco shuts down Pirates
Final: Indians 5, Pirates 1 WP: Carlos Carrasco (7-3) LP: Paul Maholm (3-8) Unfortunately (or fortunately, maybe), I was unable to watch a single pitch of this game. I checked the score periodically on my phone throughout the night and things seemed to be going bad once I figured out the Pirates had not gotten