Pirates Noon Report

FINAL SCORE: PIRATES 5 DODGERS 3

WHY THE PIRATES WON: AGAIN, THE PIRATES WENT LONG BALL AGAINST ONE OF THE TOP DODGER STARTERS, JULIO URIAS. MICHAEL CHAVIS HIT ONE IN THE FIRST WITH A MAN ON. TUCUPITS HIT HIS 2ND HOME RUN IN AS MANY NIGHTS, IN THE 2ND, AS PIRATES JUMPED OUT TO ANOTHER 4-0 LEAD. THEY ADDED A BIG INSURANCE RUN IN THE TOP OF THE 9TH ON A 2-OUT BRYAN REYNOLDS DOUBLE. MITCH KELLER PITCHED ALL RIGHT, GIVING UP 2 RUNS ON JUST 2 HITS, BUT WALKED 5 AND HIT ANOTHER BATTER, TO KEEP HIMSELF IN TROUBLE MOST OF THE TIME. IT TOOK 98 PITCHES TO GET THROUGH 5 INNINGS. THE BULLPEN HELD UP THEIR END OF THE BARGAIN BUT DID HAVE THEIR MOMENTS. CHRIS STRATTON AND WILL CROWE SHORED THINGS UP WITH VERY IMPRESSIVE 8TH AND 9TH INNINGS.

KEY MOMENT OF THE GAME: THE SHADOW DID HIS BEST TO GIVE THE GAME TO DODGERS, BUT THEY REFUSED TO TAKE ADVANTAGE. IN THE BOTTOM OF THE 6TH WITH THE SCORE 4-2 PIRATES, HE PUT IN THEIR WORST RELIEVER. THEN WHEN THAT WENT SOUTH, HE PUT IN THEIR SECONND WORST RELIEVER. FREDDIE FREEMAN HELPED BY TRYING TO STRETCH A SINGLE INTO A DOUBLE. THE DODGERS JUST REFUSED TO ACCEPT THE SHADOW’S GIFTS. THEY COULD ONLY SCORE ONE RUN TO CUT THE LEAD TO 4-3, WHEN THEY COULD HAVE EASILY TAKEN THE LEAD.

NEXT GAME: TONIGHT, DODGERS IN LOS ANGELES. AT LEAST THIS GAME STARTS AT 8PM, PITTSBURGH TIME. I AM TIRED OF THESE LATE STARTS. IT REEKS HAVOC ON ONE’S GOLF GAME. WILL THE PIRATES SWEEP THE DODGERS IN THEIR OWN BALLPARK? IF THEY DO, I WILL BE ATTEMPTING TO MAKE WATER INTO WINE, RIGHT AFTER THE GAME. GO BUCS.