Pirates Morning Report:

FINAL SCORE: PIRATES 0 GIANTS 2

WHY THE PIRATES LOST: THE PIRATE OFFENSE CONTINUES TO BE OFFENSIVE TO WATCH. THEY ONLY GOT 2 HITS AND MOST OF THE NIGHT SWUNG AT THE BALL WHEN IT WAS NOT IN THE STRIKE ZONE. THE HIGHEST BATTING AVERAGE OF THE LAST 6 BATTERS IN THE PIRATE LINE UP WAS .212 WITH THREE OF THEM BELOW .200, WHEN THE GAME WAS OVER. THE PITCHING WAS GOOD BUT IT DID NOT MAKE ANY DIFFERENCE WITH THE INCOMPETENT BATS OF THE PIRATES.

THE KEY MOMENT OF THE GAME: WHEN DEREK SHELTON HANDED THE UMPIRE THE LINE UP CARD, THE GAME WAS OVER. THE INDIANAPOLIS INDIANS WERE NO MATCH FOR THE GIANTS.

NEXT GAME: LATE THE THIS AFTERNOON, GIANTS IN PITTSBURGH. IF THE PIRATES CONTINUE TO PLAY THE SAME PLAYERS IT IS VERY POSSIBLE THAT THE PIRATES MAY NOT SCORE A RUN FOR THE ENTIRE SERIES. YU CHANG, THE TURTLE, AND WHOEVER CATCHES ARE VERY UNLIKELY TO GET A HIT FOR NEXT 2 DAYS. MAYBE IF THEY CAN TAKE 0-0 INTO EXTRA INNINGS, THEY CAN GET A RUN WITH A GUY ON 2B WITH NO ONE OUT.