Tag: Quitting 2 games in a row

Final Score: Pirates 5 Cubs 9

Why The Pirates Lost: They are a bunch of losers. They do what losers do. Since the Pirates lost 10 games in a row, they have been 8-8. During this stretch of games, they gave up 1 run in 27 innings and yet they only won one of those games. In the last 2 games they have scored 13 runs, and not only have they lost both games, but lost them by a total of 14 runs. Last night they threw in the towel early for the second straight game. Jared Jones was plagued with a lack of command and the home run ball, giving up 5 runs in 4 innings. The score was 5-2, still a ball game. Who does clueless Shelton bring in to pitch the 5th, Jalen Beeks and Ben Heller. They promptly gave up 4 runs on 2 hits, 2 walks and a hit by pitch. Nick Gonzales made an error to help things along. With the game out of reach Shelton then uses Carmen Molodzinski, Dennis Santana and David Bednar. Molodzinski even pitched 2 innings. Why couldn’t he have pitched the 5th. As Ace Ventura pet detective said, “They are loo-loo-loo-losers.

Key Moment Of The Game: It was the top of the 5th when the Pirates decided the game was over even though the score was 5-2. Jalen Beeks gets one out but a single and an error puts runners on 1st and 2nd. Shelton then decides to put Ben From Heller into the game. He strikes out the first batter he faces. In the next 21 pitches he throws 7 strikes which result in a hit batter, 2 walks, a single, and before you could say Derek Shelton is clueless the score is 9-2. After the game is out of reach, he brings in the A squad bullpen and they shut them out the rest of the way without giving up a hit. Great managerial moves.

Next Game: This afternoon, Cubs in Pittsburgh. Paul Skenes goes for the Pirates today. I hear they are going to only let him go 3 innings to improve their position in the draft lottery. A season that was full of hope is spiraling into a mess. To show you how bad this team is, Michael Taylor, who was put on waivers, but nobody wanted him, is 5th in WAR among all the position players on the Pirates. This includes the players they acquired at the deadline and what they did for their previous teams. Let that one sink in for a while.