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7/15 MiLB Recap: Barrett Barnes Hits 3rd Home Run

Published on July 15, 2012 by in Minor Leagues

Alex Presley was 2 for 4 and threw someone out at home at a play at the plate from left field.

Jose Tabata went 1 for 4.

Phil Irwin got a loss, but pitched a complete game, going eight innings, giving up just two runs (one earned). He struck out six and didn’t walk a batter.

The Curve were no-hit by Giovanni Soto.

Casey Sadler gave up three runs over seven innings. He struck out ten and didn’t walk a batter.

Alex Dickerson was 1 for 4 with a walk.

Ryan Hafner gave up four runs over five innings. He gave up just one hit, but walked seven batters.

Zachary Fuesser pitched three scoreless innings of relief. He gave up two hits and two walks without striking out a batter.

Alen Hanson was 0 for 4.

Gregory Polanco went 2 for 4 with a double, his 20th of the year.

Jason Creasy started and gave up three runs over five innings. He recorded no strikeouts and walked a batter.

Barrett Barnes was 2 for 4 with a home run, his 3rd of the season.

 
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Pirates strikeout 17 times in 4-1 loss to Brewers

Published on July 15, 2012 by in Features, Game Recaps

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 for 28 with 17 strikeouts. It was an awful, awful game.

A.J. Burnett was on a roll, though, keeping the Bucs in it until things unravelled in the sixth inning. He gave up five hits and an error (Should have been four hits and two errors, but whatever) that led to four Milwaukee runs.

They now head to Colorado for a three-game set against the 34-54 Rockies. Hopefully that will make up for the series loss.

 
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Game 88 Live Chat: Pirates vs Brewers

Published on July 15, 2012 by in Live Blogs

 
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Jayson Stark: Pirates Emerging as Serious Bidder for Justin Upton

Published on July 15, 2012 by in Features, Rumors

 

Jayson Stark reported on Baseball Tonight that the Pirates are emerging as serious bidders for Justin Upton. Upton has been shopped around for about a week now and there was news that the Pirates were interested, but that they weren’t huge players. This is the first report that they were serious about it.

Stark also adds that the Pirates are not willing to give up Jameson Taillon or Gerrit Cole, but are willing to package Starling Marte in a deal.

Marte, who is the club’s top hitting prospect, will probably never become the player that Justin Upton is. He’s talented, but not Upton-talented, so it seems like if it is possible to do this deal, then I really hope it happens.

On another note, I really find it hard to believe the Diamondbacks would trade Upton without acquiring a Taillon or Cole type talent. Marte isn’t even listed in some scouts’ Top 50 prospects, so if he would be the highlight of the return, I would find that pretty remarkable.

The next few weeks are going to be fun.

 
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7/14 MiLB Recap: Not a good day for Taillon, Cole

Published on July 14, 2012 by in Minor Leagues

- Justin Wilson struggled, giving up eight runs over three innings. He struck out three and walked three while giving up five hits, two of which being homers.

- Alex Presley was 2 for 4 with a walk during a rehab assignment.

- Jose Tabata went 1 for 4 with a walk. He also stole his first base.

- Starling Marte was 1 for 4 with a walk and a home run, his 10th of the year.

- Tony Sanchez went 2 for 4 with a double and a homer, his 4th of the year. He is hitting .351/.442/.757 in the month of July.

- Gerrit Cole gave up three runs over four innings. He struck out three and walked one while giving up six hits, one being a home run. He has a 5.17 ERA and a 16:2 K:BB ratio over 15 2/3 innings since his promotion to Altoona.

- Robbie Grossman was 2 for 4 with a walk. Ho-hum.

- Brock Holt went 2 for 5 with a triple.

- Matt Curry and Adalberto Santos both went 1 for 3, each drawing two walks.

- Jameson Taillon started game one of a double-header and got shelled. He gave up six runs over 4 2/3 innings. He struck out two, walked four, and gave up six hits.

- Alex Dickerson was 3 for 8 with three RBI in the two games.

- Robby Rowland gave up six runs (three earned) over 3 2/3 innings. He walked three and didn’t strike out a batter.

- Alen Hanson was 1 for 5.

- Taylor Lewis went 2 for 5 with his 10th stolen base.

- Gregory Polanco was 1 for 2 with a walk and two stolen bases, giving him 33 and 34 on the year.

- Jose Osuna went 1 for 4 with his 9th home run.

- Clay Holmes continued to dominate the NY-Penn League by pitching five shutout innings. He struck out one, walked two, and gave up one hit. He has a 1.14 ERA and a 15:11 K:BB ratio over 23 2/3 innings.

- Barrett Barnes was 0 for 1 with two walks.

- Dilson Herrera was 1 for 4 with a home run, his 5th of the year. That leads the Gulf Coast League.

- Harold Ramirez went 1 for 5.

 
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Pirates Come Back Twice in 6-4 Win over Brewers

Published on July 14, 2012 by in Features, Game Recaps

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 stat line giving up just two earned runs over six innings. He struck out six batters and walked just one. His previous season high for strikeouts in a game was four.

Down 2-0 in the third inning, Andrew McCutchen did what Andrew McCutchen always does. He tied the ball game up with a two-run homer, his 20th of the year and fourth in his last three games.

Milwaukee would regain the lead with two runs in the bottom of the third thanks to a Pedro Alvarez error.

But the Pirates came storming back. In the sixth inning, the Brewers lead was cut to 3-2 when Casey McGhehee singled in Neil Walker. In the seventh, the Pirates would add two more runs thanks to a couple Milwaukee errors and a passed ball to gain the lead. McGehee would add a bit of insurance in the eighth inning with a solo homer to push the Pirates’ lead to 6-4.

Chris Resop, Jason Grilli, and Joel Hanrahan all pitched a scoreless inning to hold the lead to help the Pirates regain a share of the NL Central lead following Cincinnati’s fifth straight win earlier today.

Hopefully there isn’t anything wrong with Joel Hanrahan. He is escaping damage, but his command and effectiveness has been off a bit recently. He walked Nyjer Morgan on four pitches tonight marking it the eighth straight outing in which he gave up a base runner. He also recorded his first strikeout of the month after not having one in the first four innings in July.

Neil Walker went 2 for 4 to extend his hitting streak to 14 games. His season is up to .292/.361/.426 as his OPS has increased .156 points during the streak.

It was nice to see Casey McGehee bounce back after his 0 for 5, four strikeout performance from Friday night. He was 3 for 5 with his seventh home run of the year to go along with an RBI single. All seven of McGehee’s home runs have come in June and July.

 
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