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Pirates Morning Report

FINAL SCORE: PIRATES 6 DIAMONDBACKS 8

WHY THE PIRATES LOST: YOU CAN KISS IT GOOD-BYE. THE PIRATE PITCHERS SERVED UP 5 GOPHER BALLS THAT ACCOUNTED FOR 6 OF THE 8 DIAMONDBACKS RUNS. J. T. BRUBAKER SERVED UP 3 OF THEM. THIS PATTERN STARTED AT JUST ABOUT THIS TIME LAST YEAR. BRUBAKER HAD PITCHED PRETTY WELL UNTIL ABOUT THE MIDDLE OF JUNE, IN 2021, AND THEN STARTED GIVING UP THE HOME RUN BALL ON A REGULAR BASIS FOR A TOTAL OF 26. LET’S HOPE THIS IS NOT GOING TO BE A REPEAT PERFORMANCE. THE PIRATE BATS CAME ALIVE FOR 6 RUNS BUT IT WAS NOT ENOUGH, AS THE 3 GAME WINNING STREAK CAME TO AND END.

KEY MOMENT OF THE GAME: THE SCORE WAS TIED 3-3 GOING INTO THE TOP OF THE 5TH, WHEN BRUBAKER DECIDED TO GET INTO BATTING PRACTICE MODE. DOUBLE, HOME RUN, SINGLE, AND FINALLY ANOTHER DOUBLE SENT BRUBAKER TO THE SHOWERS. ANTHONY BANDA CAME IN AND ALMOST GOT OUT OF THE JAM, BUT THEN THREW A WILD PITCH, WHICH GAVE THE DIAMONDBACKS A 6-3 LEAD. TWO MORE HOME RUNS IN THE 7TH MADE IT 8-3. THE PIRATES TRIED TO RALLY IN THE 9TH BUT FELL SHORT 8-6

NEXT GAME: THIS AFTERNOON: DIAMONDBACKS, IN PITTSBURGH. IT WAS NICE TO SEE THE TURTLE BACK IN THE LINE UP, ALWAYS ENTERTAINING. WATCHING HIM RUN FROM 1ST TO 2ND IS SOMETHING TO BEHOLD. IT DOES MAKE YOU WONDER HOW HE COULD PULL ANY MUSCLE. DEREK SHELTON HAS BEEN IN DEEP DEPRESSION, KNOWING HE WON’T BE ABLE TO START JOSH VAN METER FOR A GOOD WHILE. BEN CHERINGTON IS THE SAME WAY, KNOWING THAT SOONER OR LATER HE IS GOING TO HAVE TO ACTIVATE KEVIN NEWMAN. IT’S TOUGH BEING ON THE PIRATE MANAGEMENT TEAM.

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Pirates Morning Report

FINAL SCORE: PIRATES 8 DODGERS 4

WHY THE PIRATES WON: FOR THE THIRD CONSECUTIVE GAME, THE PIRATES HIT MULTIPLE HOME RUNS THAT ACCOUNTED FOR 4 OF THE 8 RUNS. THE DODGERS HELPED ALONG THE WAY BY CONTINUING TO RUN THE BASES LIKE BLIND MEN. THE PIRATE PITCHING WAS NOT GREAT, BUT GOOD ENOUGH, AND DID TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THE DODGER’S BASE RUNNING MISCUES. THIS WAS THE FIRST TIME THE DODGERS WERE SWEPT AT HOME SINCE AUGUST OF 2018.

KEY MOMENT OF THE GAME: JOSH VAN METER INJURED HIS HAND IN THE BOTTOM OF THE 5TH AND WAS REPLACED BY THE STRUGGLING RUDOLFO CASTRO. HE UNSTRUGGLED QUICKLY BY MAKING A BIG DEFENSIVE PLAY IN THE BOTTOM OF THE 7TH AND THEN GOING 2 FOR 2 WITH A HOME RUN AND 4 RBI’S. HE WAS THE MARGIN OF VICTORY. IT WAS GREAT TO SEE THE YOUNG MAN HAVE SUCH A BIG GAME.

NEXT GAME: FRIDAY NIGHT, DIAMONDBACKS IN PITTSBURGH. WHEN THE PIRATES BEAT THE DODGERS 2 OUT OF 3 IN PITTSBURGH, THEY WENT ON TO GO 6-11. WILL THIS BE DIFFERENT? ONLY TIME WILL TELL. THE YOUNG GUYS ARE SLOWLY COMING UP AND COULD MAKE THIS TEAM FUN TO WATCH. NO QUESTION, THE SURPRISE OF THE SEASON HAS BEEN THE PITCHING. THE PIRATES ARE A UNIQUE TEAM, IN THAT INJURIES MAKE THEM BETTER. THIS SURE HAS PUT A KINK IN TRYING TO GET THE NUMBER ONE PICK, WHICH HAS BEEN MANAGEMENTS GOAL SINCE THE START OF THE SEASON. THE PLAYERS WILL NOT CO-OPERATE. BY THE WAY, I TRIED BUT FAILED TO MAKE WATER INTO WINE, SO DISAPPOINTING.

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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.

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Pirates Afternoon Report

FINAL SCORE: PIRATES 6 DODGERS 5

WHY THE PIRATES WON: THEY LIT UP ONE OF THE BEST PITCHERS IN BASEBALL FOR 4 RUNS ON 2 HOMERUNS TO TAKE A 4-0 LEAD. WALKER BUEHLER, REALLY DID NOT SEEM TO HAVE IT LAST NIGHT, AND SURPRISINGLY, THE PIRATES WERE ABLE TO TAKE ADVANTAGE. THEY GAVE UP THE LEAD IN THE BOTTOM OF THE 8TH, ON SOME BAD LUCK, BUT WERE ABLE TO COME BACK IN THE 9TH. THEY WERE ABLE TO SHUT DOWN THE MIGHTY DODGERS IN THE BOTTOM OF THE 9TH TO PRESERVE AN UNEXPECTED WIN. YIPPEE!

KEY MOMENT OF THE GAME: MICHAEL PEREZ GETTING A HIT (MIRACLE) AND DIEGO CASTILLO RUNNING ALL THE WAY ON A BALL THAT LOOKED LIKE IT MAY BE CAUGHT. EVEN WITH ALL OF THAT, MOOKIE BETTS’S THROW WAS SO GOOD, THAT IT BEAT CASTILLO TO THE POINT, THAT WILL SMITH SWIPED AT AIR, ALLOWING CASTILLO TO SCORE THE TYING RUND. FREDDIE FREEMAN BOOTED A GROUND BALL, AND MICHAEL CHAVIS, RUNNING FOR PEREZ (MIRACLE NUMBER 2, THAT SHELTON THOUGHT OF THAT) SCORED FROM SECOND BASE TO GIVE THE PIRATES THE LEAD.

NEXT GAME: TONIGHT, DODGERS IN LOS ANGELES. WHAT THE HELL IS GOING ON HEAR? IF SOME WAY THE PIRATES CAN WIN ON OF THE 2 REMAINING GAMES WITH THE DODGERS, THEY WILL TAKE THE SEASON SERIES. IT COULD BE POSSIBLE THEY WOULD BE THE ONLY TEAM THIS YEAR TO DO THAT. KEEP VAN METER IN THE CLEAN UP SPOT. IT SEEMS TO BE WORKING. IT COULD BE WATER INTO WINE WEDNESDAY.

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Pirates Morning Report

FINAL SCORE: PIRATES 2 PADRES 4, IN 10 INNINGS

WHY THE PIRATES LOST: ANOTHER CASE OF THE PIRATE BATS FALLING ASLEEP AS THEY COULD ONLY MUSTER 5 HITS AND ONLY ONE OF THOSE WERE FOR EXTRA BASES, WITH THAT BEING A GIFT FROM THE OFFICIAL SCORER. THEY MANAGED TO TIE THE GAME IN THE TOP OF THE 8TH BY STRINGING TOGETHER 3 OF THOSE HITS, INCLUDING KE’BRYAN HAYES’S FAKE DOUBLE. THE PIRATES COULD NOT GET MUCH ELSE GOING THE REST OF THE GAME EVEN WITH A RUNNER ON SECOND AND NOBODY OUT. CONTRERAS HAD A DECENT OUTING BUT DID NOT HAVE HIS USUAL COMAND, THROWING 76 PITCHES IN 5 INNINGS OF WORK. ALL IN ALL, A TOUGH LOSS, TO LOSE THE SERIES.

THE KEY MOMENT OF THE GAME: THE 2 RUN BLAST BY TRENT GRISHAM ON THE 3RD PITCH OF THE BOTTOM OF THE TENTH, ENDED THE GAME QUICKLY AND GAVE THE PADRES A SERIES WIN. THE PIRATES GOT A ROUGH BREAK IN THE TOP OF THE 10TH WHEN THE WILD PITCH BOUNCE RIGHT BACK TO THE CATCHER AND HOY PARK WAS TAGGED OUT AT THE PLATE TO END THE INNING.

NEXT GAME: TONIGHT, DODGERS IN LOS ANGELES. CAN THE PIRATES WIN ONE GAME IN LA AND SPLIT THE SEASON SERIES WITH THE DODGERS? WITH JOSH VAN METER BATTING CLEAN UP, IT IS A CINCH. SPEAKING OF VAN METER, HE IS HITTING .211 WHICH PUTS HIM ONLY 2 POINTS BEHIND BRYAN REYNOLDS. VAN METER MAY BE THE NEXT PIRATE TO SIGN A LONG-TERM DEAL. I CAN’T WAIT FOR THE PRESS CONFERENCE.

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Pirates Morning Report:

FINAL SCORE: PIRATES 4 PADRES 2

WHY THE PIRATES WON: SIMPLY, THE SAN DIEGO PADRES GIFT WRAPPED THIS ONE. LET ME COUNT THE WAYS. THE PADRES COULD ONLY SCORE 2 RUNS ON 10 HITS WITH 7 WALKS AND LEFT 16 MEN ON BASE. WHILE CHARGED WITH ONLY 1 ERROR THEY MADE NUMEROUS MISPLAYS IN THE FIELD. WHEN TUCUPITA MARCANO WAS TRYING TO BUNT IN THE TOP OF THE NINTH, THEY WALKED HIM ON 4 STRAIGHT PITCHES. IT TOOK A DRAMATIC HOME RUN IN THE NINTH TO WIN THE GAME, BECAUSE THE PIRATES TRIED JUST AS HARD NOT TO WIN THE GAME. THEY HAD NUMEROUS FIELDING BLUNDERS AND LEFT 9 MEN ON BASE. THEY STRUCK OUT 15 TIMES. TUCUPITA MARCANO SHOWED HE IS THE PERFECT PIRATE, WHEN HE TOOK 2 STRIKES AND THEN STRUCK OUT ON A BALL OUT OF THE STRIKE ZONE, WITH A RUNNER ON THIRD AND ONE OUT. IT’S NICE TO SEE THE PIRATE BATTING PHILOSOPHY IS THROUGH OUT THE SYSTEM. THIS WAS TOPPED OFF BY ONE OF THE WORST HOME RUN CALLS IN THE HISTORY OF BASEBALL BY GREG BROWN. AS KE’BRYAN HAYES WAS ROUNDING THE BASES IN THE TOP OF NINTH, HE FIRST SAID THE PIRATES HAD A 3-1 LEAD, THEN LED BY ONE RUN, 3-2, AND FINALLY GOT IT RIGHT BY SAYING THE SCORE WAS 4-2. I GUESS WE CAN BLAME IT ON JET LAG OR SHOCK ON THE PIRATES HITTING A HOME RUN IN THE 9TH TO TAKE THE LEAD IN THE GAME. THANK GOD THIS GAME ENDED AT 1:45 AM, WITH HOPEFULLY NOT TOO MANY PEOPLE WATCHING. THIS GAME SET BASEBALL BACK 50 YEARS.

KEY MOMENT OF THE GAME: THERE WERE TOO MANY TO MENTION THEM ALL. OBVIOUSLY, HAYES’S HOME RUN WAS THE BIG HIT OF THE GAME. SHELTON BATTING FOR PEREZ IN THE 9TH MAY HAVE BEEN THE BIGGEST MOMENT. IT IS INTERESTING THAT HE PINCH HIT FOR PEREZ IN THE 9TH THIS TIME, WHEN HE DID NOT A FEW GAMES BEFORE WITH THE WINNING RUN ON 3RD BASE IN THE BOTTOM OF THE NINTH.

NEXT GAME: THIS AFTERNOON, PADRES IN SAN DIEGO. COULD THE PIRATES TAKE THE SERIES? CAN’T WAIT TO SEE THE LINE UP CARD.

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FINAL SCORE: PIRATES 3 PADRES 4

WHY THE PIRATES LOST: THE BATS WENT BACK TO NORMAL GETTING ONLY 1 LITTLE DRIBBLER OF A HIT AND A WALK IN THE LAST 5 INNINGS. QUINTANA PITCHED A GOOD GAME BUT WAS NOT EFFICIENT AND WAS REMOVED IN THE 6TH. JOSH VAN METER WAS FORCED TO PLAY 1ST BASE WHEN CHAVIS GOT HURT, WHICH PROVED TO BE COSTLY, AS THE PIRATES COULD NOT HOLD ON TO A 3 RUN LEAD. FOR THE PIRATE MANAGEMENT TEAM, WHEN YOU PUT YOUR FIRST BASEMAN ON THE IL, AND YOU HAVE ONLY ONE OTHER PLAYER TO PLAY THE POSITION, THEN YOU BRING UP A FIRST BASEMAN FROM THE MINOR LEAGUES. THIS LOST IS AGAIN ON MANAGEMENT. THEY HAVE DIRECTLY LOST ABOUT 1/4 OF ALL THE PIRATE GAMES THIS YEAR, GOOD JOB, LAST PLACE IS NOT FAR AWAY.

KEY MOMENT OF THE GAME: THE JOSH (YOU MEAN I HAVE TO HAVE MY FOOT ON THE BAG) VAN METER DEBACLE AT FIRST BASE. THIS WAS FOLLOWED UP BY THE 3 RUN HOMER BY LUKE VOIT. AFTER THE PADRES TOOK THE LEAD IN THE 8TH, THEY STILL HAD RUNNERS ON 1ST AND 2ND, WITH NOBODY OUT. AFTER THAT, I BELIEVE THEY JUST MADE OUTS ON PURPOSE, KNOWING THE PIRATES HAD NO CHANCE OF SCORING IN THE TOP OF THE NINTH. AFTER ALL, THERE IS LOTS TO DO IN SAN DIEGO ON A FRIDAY NIGHT.

NEXT GAME: TONIGHT, PADRES IN SAN DIEGO. AFTER THE GAME SHELTON SAID THAT CHAVIS IS DAY TO DAY. HE WAS SALIVATING HEAVILY WHEN HE SAID IT, JUST THINKING ABOUT ALL THE BIZARRE PLAYERS HE COULD PUT AT FIRST BASE NOW. I HEARD THAT EVEN IF THEY PUT CHAVIS ON THE IL, THE PIRATES ARE GOING TO BRING UP A CATCHER.

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Pirates Morning Report

FINAL SCORE: PIRATES 10 ROCKIES 5

WHY THE PIRATES WON: THE BATS WOKE UP AND BLASTED BY THE 4 RUN BARRIER TO SCORE 10 RUNS, ON 9 HITS AND 5 WALKS. FOUR OF THE 9 HITS WERE FOR EXTRA BASES, 2 DOUBLES AND 2 HOME RUNS. THE BULLPEN PRETTY MUCH SHUT THE ROCKIES DOWN, AFTER ZACK THOMPSON GAVE UP 4 RUNS IN 3 INNINGS. IT WAS NICE TO SEE THE YOUNG PITCHER YERRY DE LOS SANTOS CLOSE OUT THE NINTH. HE WAS A LITTLE SHAKY GIVING UP A HIT AND A WALK BUT HE GOT THE JOB DONE ON HIS FIRST APPEARENCE IN THE MAJORS. IT WAS A NICE COME BACK WIN FOR THE BUCCOS. IT WAS ALSO NICE TO SEE CAL MITCHELL HAVE ANOTHER CLEAN GAME, GOING 2 FOR 5 AND DRIVING IN ANOTHER RUN.

KEY MOMENT OF THE GAME: THE 3 RUN HOMER BY JACK SUWINSKI IN THE BOTTOM OF THE SIXTH WITH 2 OUT GOT THE PIRATES RIGHT BACK IN THE GAME. THEN IN THE BOTTOM OF THE 7TH WITH THE PIRATES LEADING 6-5 AND 2 OUT, JOSH (I DON’T KNOW WHY HE IS EVEN PLAYING) VAN METER HIT A 3 RUN HOMER, THAT GAVE THE PIRATES A VERY NICE CUSHION TO TAKE INTO THE LAST 2 INNINGS. VAN METER HAD A NICE GAME AND A BIG HOME RUN YESTERDAY. HOWEVER, HE IS 27 YEARS OLD AND IS NOT GOING TO BE ANYTHING MORE THAN A BENCH GUY, MAYBE NOT EVEN A GOOD ONE. EVERY GAME HE PLAYS, HE IS JUST SLOWING DOWN THE DEVELOPEMENT OF A YOUNG PLAYER, IT IS AS SIMPLE AS THAT.

NEXT GAME: FRIDAY NIGHT, THE PADRES IN SAN DIEGO. THIS IS THE START OF A 6 GAME ROAD TRIP WITH 3 IN SAN DIEGO AND 3 IN L.A. THE PIRATES WERE ABLE TO SPLIT THE 6 GAMES WITH THESE 2 TEAMS WHEN THEY PLAYED IN PITTSBURGH. IF THE PIRATES CAN DO THIS ON THE ROAD, THEN I WILL BE TURNING WATER INTO WINE BY WEDNESDAY. LET’S GO BUCS.

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Pirates Morning Report

FINAL SCORE: PIRATES 1 ROCKIES 2, IN 10 INNINGS

WHY THE PIRATES LOST: AGAIN, IT WAS THE SILENCE OF THE BATS, AS THE PIRATES REFUSED TO FEAST ON STRIKES. HAYES AND REYNOLDS LOOKED REALLY BAD AS THEY WENT O FOR 9 WITH 3 STRIKEOUTS COMBINED. WHY MICHAEL PEREZ WAS NOT PINCH HIT FOR IT THE NINTH, ONLY THE SHELTON KNOWS. THE GUY IS HITTING .108 AND WITH THE GAME ON THE LINE HE GETS TO BAT. WOW! CAL MITCHELL HAD A NICE DEBUT DRIVING IN THE ONLY PIRATE RUN AND MAKING SOME GOOD DEFENSIVE PLAYS. HE HAD A CHANCE TO BE THE HERO BUT FAILED.

KEY MOMENT OF THE GAME: THE PIRATES HAD 1ST AND 3RD WITH ONE OUT IN THE BOTTOM OF THE NINTH, WITH THE ROCKIES DEPLOYING THE 5 MAN INFIELD. MITCHELL MADE A ROOKIE MISTAKE BY SWINGING AT A PITCH LOW AND AWAY, THAT WAS HIT SHARPLY RIGHT AT THE SHORTSTOP, AND CRUZ WAS THROWN OUT AT THE PLATE. I AM SURE HE WAS ANXIOUS AT THE PLATE, GIVEN THE SITUATION, BUT I DON’T MIND SEEING A YOUNG PLAYER MAKE A MISTAKE LIKE THAT. CONTRERAS WHO IS 22 PITCHED A SOLID 5 INNINGS AND MITCHELL WHO IS 23 PLAYED A SOLID GAME. THIS IS WHAT WE NEED TO SEE MORE OF. LET THE YOUTH BE SERVED FOR GOD’S SAKE.

NEXT GAME: THIS AFTERNOON, ROCKIES IN PITTSBURGH. THE PIRATES HAVE GONE 12 GAMES WITHOUT SCORING MORE THAN 4 RUNS AND THEIR RECORD IS 4-8 DURING THIS SPAN. IT IS AN EASY SOLUTION. JUST START SWINGING AT STRIKES, PLEASE. ONE AT BAT LAST NIGHT, HAYES TOOK 3 STRAIGHT STRIKES. I GUESS HE IS TRYING TO DISPROVE THAT YOU CAN NOT GET A HIT IF YOU DON’T SWING. MAYBE THEY WILL SEE BETTER IN THE DAYLIGHT BUT I DOUBT IT.

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FINAL SCORE: PIRATES 4 ST. LOUIS 18

WHY THE PIRATES LOST: SOMEBODY TOLD BRYCE WILSON THAT HE WOULD ONLY BE PITCHING BATTING PRACTICE TO THE CARDINALS TODAY AND HE BELIEVED THEM. THE GAME STARTED AT 11:30, WAY TO EARLY FOR THE PIRATES. EVEN THOUGH NOTHING MAKES A DIFFERENCE IN A GAME LIKE THIS, THE PIRATES CONTINUE TO PUT OUT THESE STRANGE LINE UPS. ANOTHER INFIELDER IN RIGHT FIELD AND HE COULD NOT THROW A RUNNER OUT AT THE PLATE FROM 170 FEET. KE’BRYAN HAYES MADE ANOTHER ERROR TODAY. I DON’T THINK ARENADO WILL HAVE TO BE WORRIED ABOUT HAYES STOPPING HIS GOLD GLOVE STREAK THIS YEAR, OR IN THE NEAR FUTURE. FINALLY, THE PIRATES SENT A REQUEST TO THE LEAGUE OFFICE, THAT FROM NOW ON THEIR OPPONENTS HAVE TO HAVE A POSITION PLAYER PITCH AT LEAST ONE INNING, IN EVERY GAME. THAT IS THE ONLY WAY THE PIRATES HAVE A CHANCE AT SCORING RUNS.

KEY MOMENT OF THE GAME: WHEN BRYCE WILSON THROUGH A PITCH.

NEXT GAME: TONIGHT, ROCKIES IN PITTSBURGH. THE PIRATES ARE 9-13 AT HOME AND THE ROCKIES ARE 5-10 ON THE ROAD. EXPECT SOME GREAT BASEBALL. I HEAR THAT SHELTON IS THINKING OF STARTING REYNOLDS, GAMEL, AND SUWINSKI IN THE INFIELD. HE IS PUTTING HAYES, CASTRO, AND CHAVIS, IN LEFT, CENTER, AND RIGHT. WHY NOT? I AM SURE THE PIRATE ANNOUNCERS WILL BE ABLE TO JUSTIFY THOSE MOVES.