Final Score: Pirates 5 Diamondbacks 9
Why The Pirates Loss: The Pirate management team thought it was more important to give Quinn Priester some work that to try and win the game. In a so-called important series, where the Pirates lost by one run in the first game, and it was 6-5 going into the bottom of the 6th, Colin Holderman, Aroldis Chapman, and David Bednar have not thrown a pitch. Of course, the Pirate management team must have known that the Pirates would get 1 hit over the last 3 innings. When the Pirate score 5 runs and lose it is a bad day for the pitching staff. If the Pirates had averaged 5 runs per game, they would have been 15-3-1 in their last 19 games. Management continues to do nothing to help this team. Other teams that really want to make the playoffs are getting the necessary players to help increase their chances. We have our 2 top guns pitching the next 2 games. It is essential that they pick up wins for the team.
Key Moment Of The Game: Bringing in and leaving in Quinn Priester just so he could take a beating, but at least it was over relatively quickly. Priester was very efficient giving up a single on the 4th pitch of the inning, hitting a batter on the next pitch, and walking the next batter on 4 straight pitches. That’s when I would have taken him out. Two sacrifice flies later it was 6-4 Diamondbacks. The Pirates scored a run in the top the 6th to make it 6-5. Priester came out in the bottom of the 6th and was just as efficient. A single on the 3rd pitch on the inning. This time it took him 6 pitches to hit the next batter. Come on Quinn you can do better than that. He did do better because on the very first pitch to Joc Pederson, he knocked it into the right field corner for a triple and it was 8-5 Diamondbacks. Four pitches later another single making the score 9-5 and the game was over. With the pressure off, Priester shut those bums out the rest of the way.
Next Game: This afternoon, Diamondbacks in Arizona. The road trip is off to a rough start in more ways than one. Nick Gonzales seemed get hurt last night and Tellez already has a brain, I mean back spasms. It looks like management will be able to use the injury excuse to hide their incompetence. It could also be their excuse for not making any moves. These next 2 games seem to be crucial, and the top of your rotation is going. I sure that management is hoping for 2 more losses so they can stand pat.
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