Tag: Swing and miss

FINAL SCORE: PIRATES 3 RAYS 4 10 INNINGS

WHY THE PIRATES LOST: THEY COULD NOT HIT THE BALL. I MEAN THAT LITERALLY. THE PIRATES STRUCK OUT 17 TIMES. EVERYBODY STRUCK OUT AT LEAST ONCE, EVEN IF THEY JUST BATTED ONCE. THEY SCORED THEIR RUNS ON SOLO HOME RUNS. THE RAYS PLAYERS ONLY FIELDED 13 OUTS. THE PIRATES GOT 5 OTHER HITS PROBABLY BECAUSE THE RAYS PLAYERS NODDED OFF AT TIMES. KELLER, AGAIN HUNG IN THERE PRETTY WELL, BUT THE BALK REALLY PROVED TO BE COSTLY. IT GOES DOWN AS A TOUGH LOSS FOR THE PIRATES.

THE KEY MOMENT OF THE GAME: IT WAS JUST THE OPPOSITE OF THE GAME ON THURSDAY, AS IT WAS THE PIRATES WHO HAD 1ST AND 3RD WITH NOBODY OUT IN THE TOP OF THE 10TH WITH THE TOP OF THE ORDER COMING UP. THEY ALL THREE STRUCK OUT WITH REYNOLDS LOOKING PARTICULARLY BAD. REYNOLDS LOOKED BAD AT THE PLATE ALL NIGHT, HANGING AN 0 FOR 5 COLLAR. THE RAYS TOOK ADVANTAGE AND WON THE GAME IN THE BOTTOM OF THE 10TH.

NEXT GAME: THIS AFTERNOON, RAYS IN TAMPA BAY. J. T. BRUBAKER GOES FOR 2 WINS IN A ROW. IT SURE WOULD BE NICE TO SEE A GAME WITH NO CHANG AND NO TURTLE. THE TURTLE IN PARTICULAR HAS GONE SLOWLY (AS HE DOES EVERYTHING) DOWNHILL AT THE PLATE. HIS SLASH LINE IS DOWN TO 215/303/401. I HAVE TO SHOW THIS. CHANG’S SLASH LINE IS 125/236/208. KEEP PLAYING THIS GUY FOR SURE.