Final: Pirates 6, Rockies 2 WP: Erik Bedard (5-10, 4.55 ERA) LP: Christian Friedrich (5-7, 5.85 ERA) SV: Joel Hanrahan (25, 2.29 ERA) The Pirates got a much-needed quality outing from Erik Bedard and the two hot bats, Andrew McCutchen and Neil Walker kept it going as the Pirates bounced back from dropping two straight.
Pirates strikeout 17 times in 4-1 loss to Brewers
Final: Brewers 4, Pirates 1 WP: Yovani Gallardo (8-6, 3.59 ERA) LP: A.J. Burnett (10-3, 3.78 ERA) SV: John Axford (16, 4.71 ERA) It was like April and May all over again. Andrew McCutchen was 3 for 4 with a solo home run, his 21st of the year. The rest of the team was 2
Pirates Come Back Twice in 6-4 Win over Brewers
Final: Pirates 6, Brewers 4 WP: Kevin Correia (6-6, 4.25 ERA) LP: Kameron Loe (4-3, 4.12 ERA) SV: Joel Hanrahan (24, 2.31 ERA) A lot of us can be particularly hard on Kevin Correia at time, but I’m going to give credit where credit is due. He pitched great tonight and put up a solid
Cody Ransom’s Grand Slam Buries Bucs
Final: Brewers 10, Pirates 7 WP: Francisco Rodriguez (2-4, 3.86 ERA) LP: Tony Watson (4-1, 5.00 ERA) This was just one of those really strange games. First off, it took forever (3 hours, 50 mins). Second, a lot of really good things happened for the Pirates. And third, a lot of really bad things happened
Andrew McCutchen and Joel Hanrahan both contribute in NL’s 8-0 win
Final: National League 8, American League 0 The game was well out of reach when both players entered the game, but it didn’t stop either of the Pirates’ two all-stars from chipping in a bit. Andrew McCutchen entered the game in the bottom of the fifth inning to take over for the game’s eventual MVP