Pirates Morning Report

FINAL SCORE: PIRATES 2 ROCKIES 1

WHY THE PIRATES WON: GREAT PITCHING FROM J. T. BRUBAKER AND THE PIRATES WERE ABLE TO OVERCOME SOME OF THEIR OWN MISTAKES AND A QUESTIONABLE OVERTURNED CALL AT THE PLATE. THEY TURNED 3 DOUBLE PLAYS AND MADE SOME VERY GOOD PLAYS IN THE FIELD. KE’BRYAN HAYES HAD A GOOD DAY AT THE PLATE GOING 3 FOR 3 WITH A WALK, DRIVING IN 1 RUN AND SCORING THE GAME WINNER. A NICE GRITTY WIN FOR THE PIRATES, WHICH IS RARE THESE DAYS. THE ONLY BAD NEWS, JOSH VAN METER GOT 2 HITS, WHICH MIGHT MEAN HE WILL START THE NEXT 10 GAMES.

KEY MOMENT OF THE GAME: WHEN IT LOOKED LIKE THE PIRATES WERE GOING TO LEAVE ANOTHER RUNNER STRANDED AT 3RD BASE IN THE BOTTOM OF THE 8TH, YOSHI TSUTSUGO GOT AN INFIELD HIT TO SCORE HAYES WITH THE WINNING RUN. RIGHT THEN THE ROCKIES KNEW THAT IT WAS NOT GOING TO BE THEIR DAY. TSUTSUGO LATER SAID, THE LAST TIME HE GOT AN INFIELD HIT, HE WAS 12.

NEXT GAME: TONIGHT, THE ROCKIES IN PITTSBURGH. THE BATS ARE STILL PRETTY MUCH SILENT, WITH A COUPLE OF PLAYERS THREATENING TO HAVE BATTING AVERAGES BELOW .100. THEY HAD 5 PLAYERS STARTING LAST NIGHT WITH AVERAGES BELOW .200. WHEN WILL THE PIRATES SCORE OVER 4 RUNS IN A GAME, ONLY THE SHELTON KNOWS.