Pirates Morning Report

FINAL SCORE: PIRATES 4 CARDINALS 5

WHY THE PIRATES LOST: BAD DEFENSE AND UNTIMELY HITTING LED TO THIS DEFEAT. ONLY 2 OF THE CARDINALS 5 RUNS WERE EARNED. THE PIRATE BATS AGAIN WERE QUIET MOST OF THE TIME AND DID NOT GET A HIT AFTER THE 5TH INNING. THE PIRATE BULLPEN DID NOT ALLOW A RUN OVER THE LAST 5 AND 1/3 INNINGS BUT THE PIRATES DID NOT COME CLOSE TO TYING THE GAME.

KEY MOMENT OF THE GAME: AFTER 2 WERE OUT IN THE BOTTOM OF THE FIFTH, KE’BRYAN HAYES SINGLED, BRYAN REYNOLDS HIT AN INSIDE THE PARK HOME RUN TO MAKE THE SCORE 5-4. CHAVIS THEN DOUBLED, THAT WAS FOLLOWED BY 2 WALKS TO LOAD THE BASES. BUT YOSHI TSUTSUGO, WHO SHOCKINGLY GOT 2 HITS LAST NIGHT, COULD NOT GET THE BIG ONE, EVEN THOUGH HE DID BATTLE TO A 3-2 COUNT. AFTER THAT THE PIRATES GOT ONLY ONE MORE RUNNER ON BASE VIA THE HIT BY PITCH.

NEXT GAME: TODAY, CARDINALS IN PITTSBURGH IT WAS A BETTER LINE UP LAST NIGHT BUT THE BATS OVER ALL REALLY STINK. THE PIRATES HAVE NOT SCORED OVER 4 RUNS FOR 9 GAMES, HAVING BEEN SHUT OUT 3 TIMES AND DID NOT GET A HIT IN ANOTHER WHERE THEY SCORED 1 RUN. TODAY, I KNOW WILL BE A GOOFY SUNDAY LINE UP. HERE WE COME, CARDINAL SWEEP.