The Pittsburgh Pirates were all over the New York Mets on Wednesday afternoon as they won 13-1.  A big seven run second inning was all the Pirates needed, but they kept on scoring to make it a old fashioned butt kicking.

Nate McLouth led the Pirates with three RBI as he went 3-4 on the day.  Xavier Nady went 3-3 with three RBI as well.  We can’t forget about Freddy Sanchez who also had three RBI.  Jason Bay, Ryan Doumit, Chris Gomez, and Tom Gorzelanny all had one RBI each.  Now that is what I call production up and down the lineup!

Starting pitcher Gorzelanny threw five innings of one hit ball to pick up the win.  The only reason he only pitched five innings was because he left the game after the fifth inning with some back pain.  Hopefully it isn’t to serious and he can make his next scheduled start.

John Van Benschoten pitched two innings in relief of Gorzelanny and he gave up one hit and one run.  Evan Meek pitched the final two innings in the game without allowing a run to cross the plate.

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The Pittsburgh Pirates lost a close game game in ten innings to the New York Mets on Tuesday night.  It was the Mets who came out on top in the game by the score of 5-4.  The Pirates had scored runs in the eighth and ninth innings to tie the game, but could never push across the go ahead run.

John Van Benschoten gave up the game winning single to David Wright in the tenth inning.  Van Benschoten took the loss which was his first of the season.  Starting pitcher Ian Snell only pitched 4.1 inning as he gave up five hits and four early runs.  The Pirates bullpen did a great job until Van Benschoten came in.

Nate McLouth got the Pirates on the scoreboard first when he took Johan Santana deep for his seventh home run of the season.  Jason Bay also took Santana deep for a solo home run in the fourth inning.  Freddy Sanchez and Adam LaRoche also had one RBI each in the game.

The Pirates are now 10-16 on the season.  Pirates Blog

The Pittsburgh Pirates have released veteran pitcher Matt Morris.  The Pirates have decided to go in the young pitching rotation direction and see how well that works out.  And to be honest, I don’t think that is a bad decision.

Morris struggled all year long for the Pirates.  A short season with a 0-4 record and a high 9.67 ERA, Morris was pretty much asking to be released.  The decision to cut him will cost the Pirates more than $10 million, besides what they already have paid him this season. Morris is making $10,037,283, or about one-fifth of the Pirates’ payroll, and has a $1 million buyout for 2009.

What do you think Pirates fans? Lets our Pirates Blog know what you are thinking about Matt Morris being released.

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The Pittsburgh Pirates were hoping to sweet the St. Louis Cardinals, but the Cardinals had other thoughts as they beat the Pirates 6-2 on Thursday night.  The Pirates were only able to get six hits in the game, and were shut down by Joel Pineiro.

Adam LaRoche was the only Pirates player to record an RBI in the game.  LaRoche doubled in the fourth inning to score Ryan Doumit.

Tom Gorzelanny took the loss for the Pirates as he tossed five innings and gave up three runs on only two hits.  What hurt Gorzelanny was seven walks.  He just couldn’t find the strikezone all night long.  Phil Dumatrait came in and pitched two innings while giving up two runs.  Franquelis Osoria also pitched two inning and gave up one run.

The Pirates will try to get back on the winning track Friday when they start a series with the Phillies.

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The Pittsburgh Pirates scored three runs in the sixth inning and went onto beat the Florida Marlins by the score of 3-2.   With the win, the Pirates improved their record to 3-2 on the season.

Pat Maholm was the winning pitcher for the Pirates as he pitched six inning of four hit ball and only allowed one earned run.  Maholm struck out six batters and only walked one batter.

Tyler Yates, Damaso Marte, John Grabow, and Matt Capps all pitched in relief for the Pirates.  Yates was the only relief pitcher to allow a earne run as he allowed one run in the seventh inning.

Xavier Nady led the Pirates with two RBI while Ryan Doumit had one RBI for the Pirates.  Nate McLouth 19 game hitting streak came to a end in the game as well.

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The Pittsburgh Pirates just couldn’t get the home team advantage going for them on Monday as they lost to the Florida Marlins by a score of 10-4.  With Matt Morris struggling to get his season going, the Pirates failed to take home the win and continue to play bad baseball.

Xavier Nady led the Pirates with two RBI in the game.  Ronny Paulino and Matt Morris both managed to pick up a RBI as well during Monday’s game.

Morris was the opening pitcher for the Pirates throwing for four innings and giving up nine hits, eight runs, and walking one in his third loss of the year.  The Pirates brought in Franquelis Osoria, John Grabow, and Evan Meek to pitch the last five innings of the game.  Osoria gave up two earned runs and five hits in his two innings of action.

Tonight the Pittsburgh Pirates will go up against the Florida Marlins one more time before taking on the St. Louis Cardinals starting on Wednesday.

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The Pittsburgh Pirates had a hard 13-6 loss against the Cubs in Chicago on Sunday putting the Pirates at 7-11 for the year.  The Pirates were pretty much dominated the entire series besides the game on Friday.  The Cubs have now beaten the Pirates all six games so far in 2008.

Zach Duke took the loss for the Pirates on Sunday.  He stood the mound for four innings and gave up right hits and five runs in that small amount of time.  The Pirates brought in Franquelis Osoria, Damaso Marte, and Phil Dumatrait to try and hold the Cubs back but between the three of them they gave up a combined 10 hits and eight more runs.

Ryan Doumit hit two home runs giving him four for the year.  Doug Mientkiewicz, Nate McLouth, Freddy Sanchez, Ryan Doumit, and Ronny Paulino all drove in a RBI as well. 

The Pirates now welcome the Marlins to Pittsburgh for a 2 game series starting on Monday night.

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The Pittsburgh Pirates got behind early and were never able to come back against the Los Angeles Dodgers as the Dodgers won 8-1.  Bad starting pitching and no hitting really hurt the Pirates on Wednesday night.  I don’t think Pirates are going to turn things around anytime soon either.

Paul Maholm took the loss for the Pirates and his record dropped to 0-2.  Maholm pitched five innings and gave up six runs (four earned) and 11 hits.  Franquelis Osoria pitched two innings in relief of Maholm and he gave up another two earned runs.  Damaso Marte came in to pitch scoreless ninth inniing to finish the game.

Adam LaRoche was the only Pirates player to record an RBI.  LaRoche had a RBI single in the sixth inning.

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Matt Morris once again got hammered and the Pittsburgh Pirates once again lost, this time to the Los Angeles Dodgers by the score of 11-2.  Morris was only able to last 4.2 innings as he gave up seven hits and six earned runs.  As a starting pitcher, you can’t put your team in a big hole like that if you want the team to win.   Hopefully Morris will figure out what is going wrong and fix it before his next start.

Phil Dumatrait pitched 1.1 innings in relief of Morris and gave two hits an two earned runs.  Evan Meek pitched the final two innings and gave up four hits and two earned runs.  I don’t know how long Meek will stay on the Pirates roster, he has sucked it up almost everytime he has been called on.

Freddy Sanchez and Ronny Paulino had an RBI each for the Pirtes.  The entire Pirates offense struggled against the Dodgers pitching staff and could never get anything going.

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Nate McLouth hit a three run homer in the top of the 9th inning as the Pittsburgh Pirates came from behind to beat the Los Angeles Dodgers 6-4.  That is a very big win for the Pirates, especially as it came on the road and will hopefully give the team some momentum on their road trip.

With the home run, McLouth has now recorded a hit on all 13 games this season.

Jose Bautista got the Pirates on the scoreboard in the 2nd inning when he hit a two-run home run.  Xavier Nady then doubled in the 6th inning and scored another run.  Those two swings of the bat and McLouth’s swing were all the Pirates needed.

Tyler Yates picked up the win as he pitched in relief.  Yates record is now 2-0 on the season.  Matt Capps picked up his fourth save of the season as he shut the door on the Dodgers in the 9th inning.

Starting pitcher Zach Duke pitched six innings as he allowed eight hits and four runs (three were earned), and two walks.  It wasn’t too bad of a performance by Duke, he just needs to keep the ball down and keep this hitters off balance.

With the win, the Pirates are now a game over .500 as their record stands at 7-6.

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