Final Score: Pirates 7 Mariners 2
Why The Pirates Won: The Pirates brought out the long ball hitting 3 home runs which accounted for 4 of the 7 runs. The Pirate hitters continued to like home cooking putting up 7 runs on 9 hits, walking 3 times, against a pretty darn good pitching staff. Barry No Falter Insurance pitched his typical game, going 5 and 1/3 innings, scattering 8 hits, giving up just 2 runs, walking no one, and surprisingly striking out 8 batters. The bullpen did fine until the top of the ninth when Domingo (The Ankle Hunter) German came in. He walked the first batter, then hit the next two to quickly load the bases. The Pirates brought David Bednar into the game and for a moment you thought are they going to blow this game. Whether it was Bednar or just the fact that the Mariners offense really stinks, the Pirates were able to quickly get out of the inning in 9 pitches to end the game, extending their winning streak to TWO WHOLE GAMES. They will need 8 more to get back in the race.
Key Moments Of The Game: The Pirates were leading 3-2 going into the bottom of the 5th and even though they did not score in the inning, they made Luis Castillo throw 29 pitches to get through it. It may have not had anything to do with it but in the next inning they hit him pretty good with a Joey Bart double and Luis Castillo single that knocked Castillo out of the game and gave the Pirates a 4-2 lead. The Pirates added 3 runs in the 7th inning to seal the deal. German made it interesting by trying to cripple the Mariners in the top of the 9th. Ji Hwan Bae made a nice play on a little blooper that could have gotten the Mariners going if it would have dropped. Bednar struck out the next 2 batters to end the game.
Next Game: This afternoon, Mariners in Pittsburgh. Jake (Don't Take Me To Vegas) Woodford will be making his 3rd start for the Pirates. He has had nothing but bad luck in both starts ranging from horrendous defense to no run support. In his last 14 innings of work, he was not walked a batter and has an ERA of 3.07. Let's hope his luck evens out today and the Pirates get a much-needed sweep.
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