The Pittsburgh Pirates ended the New York Mets six game winning streak on Monday afternoon with a 5-2 victory. With the win, the Pirates also ended their four game losing streak.

Steve Pearce broke a 2-2 tie in the eighth inning when he singled in the go-ahead run to put the Pirates up 3-2. Jack Wilson then added a two run double to make the score 5-2 in the eighth. Adam LaRoche hit his 16th homerun of the season when he went deep in the sixth inning.

Sean Burnett recorded one out and picked up the victory to improve to 1-1. John Grabow notched his fourth save of the season when he finished off the Mets in the ninth. Pirates starting pitcher, Paul Maholm gave up five hits and two runs over seven inning of action. Maholm got a no decision for his efforts.

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The Pittsburgh Pirates and Houston Astros had to sit through a 27 minute rain delay on Tuesday night but that didn’t bother the Pirates who came from behind to beat the Astros 4-3.  The Pirates scored three runs in the bottom of the 8th inning to shock the Astros and steal a victory from the divisional foes.

Adam LaRoche went 3-4 and had a solo home run in the 8th inning to get the Pirates comeback started.  Little man Nate McLouth then had a two run single that scored Jose Bautista and Luis Rivas for the tying and go ahead runs.  McLouth also had a solo home run in the fifth inning as he finished the game with three rbi.

John Grabow improved to 5-2 as he pitched two innings to pick up the win.  Damaso Marte pitched the ninth inning and picked up his third save of the season.  Starting pitcher Ian Snell only pitched 3 2/3 innings and gave up four hits and one run.  He was taken out of the game after sitting through the rain delay.  T.J. Beam gave up two quick runs after he came in for Snell when the game resumed.

Good come from behind win for the Pirates who are now 42-47 on the season.  Pirates Blog

The Pittsburgh Pirates won a wild game on the road in Cincinnati as they beat the Reds 6-5 on Tuesday evening.  The Pirates and Reds played 11 innings and it came down to the final out before anyone could actually breath.  It was a back and forth game the entire game and the Pirates were lucky to come out on top if you ask me.

Jack Wilson and Nate McLouth delived rbi’s in the top of the 11th inning for the Pirates.  Wilson had a rbi triple while McLouth had a rbi single for what would be the game winning run.  Adam LaRoche, Doug Mientkiewicz, Jason Michaels, and Jose Bautista all had one rbi in the game to go along with Wilson’s and McLouth’s rbi’s.  Offense came through when they needed to and they were the mvp of this game.

Pirates starting pitcher Zach Duke tossed five innings and gave up six hits and one run to get the no decision.  Duke pitched pretty good but only lasted five innings.  Denny Bautista, John Grabow, and Tyler Yates all pitched in relief before Damaso Marte gave up two runs in the eighth inning.  Matt Capps gave up one run even though he picked up the win in the game to improve his record to 2-3.  Romulo Sanchez got his first save of the season as he pitched the bottom of the 11th inning.  Sanchez didn’t make it easy on himself however as he did give up one run in the inning.

In the end it was the Pirates coming out on top which is always good to see.  Now can they win the rubber match on Wednesday?  Pirates Blog

The Pittsburgh Pirates were beat by the Chicago White Sox 13-8 on Thursday afternoon.  With the six run loss, the Pirates were swept in the three game series with the White Sox.  That was definaly not the way the Pirates had hoped for things to go in Chicago.  I think the Pirates had better just stay away from Chicago for the rest of the year as they just can’t beat the White Sox or the Cubs it seems.

Phil Dumatrait was rocked for eleven hits and nine runs in only five innings of action as he put the Pirates in a deep hole right away in the game.  Dumatrait is now 3-4 on the season after taking the loss.  Anytime your starting pitcher gives up nine runs that early in the game, it takes all the momentum out of the rest of the players.  Just a bad deal all around.

John Grabow did about just as nice of a job as Dumatrait did as he gave up three hits and four runs in only one inning of action.  Finally the scoring stopped for the White Sox as Damaso Marte and Sean Burnett pitched scoreless innings in the seventh and eighth innings.

Freddy Sanchez had a two run home run and three rbi to lead the Pirates at the plate.  Lead off man Nate McLouth also had three rbi in the game as he had a bases clearing triple in the second inning.  Jason Bay had a rbi infield single in the ninth inning which was the final run for the Pirates in the game.

So there you have it, just like we had blogged about after last nights game.  We figured the Pirates would lose and that is exactly what happened.

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The Pittsburgh Pirates were shutout by the Houston Astros on Tuesday night by the score of 2-0.  The Pirates hitters were only able to come up with five hits in the game as they once again struggled at the plate.

Jack Wilson went 2-4 for the only Pirates player to have more then one hit in the game.

Phil Dumatrait got the start on the mound for the Pirates and really didn’t pitch that bad.  Dumatrait threw six innings while giving up seven hits and two runs.  Both runs for the Astros came on rbi doubles in the first and sixth innings.  Dumatrait is now 2-3.

John Grabow and Tyler Yates did a good job pitching the final three innings of the game without allowing a run to score.  It’s just too bad there was no offense tonight for the Pirates.

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The Pittsburgh Pirates had no problems on Thursday night as they defeated the Cincinnati Reds by the score of 7-1.  The Pirates had good innings in the third, fourth, and fifth innings as they scored six of the the runs in the middle of the game.

Xavier Nady and Jason Bay both hit home runs for the Pirates.  Nady a solo shot in the fifth inning, and Bay a two run shot in the fourth inning.  Freddy Sanchez, Jack Wilson, and Jason Michaels all had one rbi in the game for the Pirates.  Everyone did a pretty good job keeping the pressure on the Reds pitching staff.

Phil Dumatrait pitched seven innings and only allowed two hits and one run as he picked up the win.  Dumatrait is now on the season.  John Grabow pitched a scoreless ninth before Matt Capps pitched the ninth inning. Capps did give up a solo home run to Brandon Phillips in the ninth inning.

In the end it was a good productive win for the Pirates as the improved their record to 25-28.

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The Pittsburgh Pirates were out hit by the Milwaukee Brewers on Thursday night, but on the part on the scoreboard that mattered the Pirates were ahead 8-4 at the end of the game.  Nice win for the Pirates as they avoided the three game sweep.

Jason Bay hit a two run home run and Xavier Nady had a solo home run to lead the Pirates at the plate.  Bay and Chris Gomez both had two rbi in the game to lead the team.  Nady, Raul Chavez, and Tom Gorzelanny all had a rbi in the game.

Gorzelanny ended up getting the win and improving to 4-4 on the season.  He tossed five innings and allowed eight hits but only two runs.  Damaso Marte and John Grabow both gave up one run in relief.

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The Pittsburgh Pirates scored four runs in the eighth inning and then three more in the ninth inning as they came back to beat the St. Louis Cardinals by the score of 11-5.  Wow what a come back for the Pirates against the Cardinals.  That is a great way to end a game as they head to Chicago for a weekend series.

Jason Bay had a big three run home run in the eighth inning to spark the Pirates rally.  Nate McLouth also had a home run in the in the first inning that got the Pirates on the scoreboard.  Bay led the Pirates with three rbi while Freddy Sanchez and Jason Michaels both had two rbi.  Chris Gomez, Raul Chavez, and McLouth all had one rbi in the game.

Pirates starting pitcher Ian Snell only lasted four innings as he gave up eleven hits and five runs.  He got lucky to get off the hook as the Pirates came back to win the game.  John Grabow ended up getting the win as he pitched in relief.  Grabow is now 3-1 on the season.

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What an exciting win the for the Pittsburgh Pirates as they score four runs in the tenth inning to defeat the St. Louis Cardinals 8-4.  The Pirates are now only a game under .500 as their season record stands at 19-20.

Ronny Paulino had a rbi single to score the first run in the tenth inning and then Adam LaRoche doubled with the bases loaded to score three more runs.  Paulino was filling in for the injured Ryan Doumit who left the game in the first inning with a left thumb injury.

Nate McLouth got the Pirates on the scoreboard in the fourth inning with a two run home run.  All the other Pirates runs came in the seventh inning when Paulino had his first rbi double, and Jose Bautista and a rbi single.

Marino Salas picked up the win which was his first of the season.  Phil Dumatrait pitched six innings to start the game for the Pirates and he gave up four hits and three runs.  Dumatrait gave up a three run home run to Troy Glaus to account for all three runs.  John Grabow also gave up a run on a solo home run to Albert Pujols.

Good win for the Pirates as they inch closer and closer to the top of the standings.  Pirates Blog

The Pittsburgh Pirates completed a three game sweep of the San Francisco Giants on Thursday afternoon with a 5-4 win.  The Giants had a chance to tie the game in the bottom of the ninth inning but the Pirates held on for the win which improved their record to 15-19 on the season.

Starting pitcher Paul Maholm lasted six innings as he gave up six hits and four runs.  Franquelis Osoria, John Grabow, Tyler Yates, and Matt Capps all pitched in relief of Maholm and did a great job.   The Pirates bullpen only gave up two hits as they pitched three innings.

Ryan Doumit led the Pirates with two rbi in the game.  Nate McLouth, Jason Bay, and Adam LaRoche all had one RBI in the game as well.  Some nice production up and down the lineup for the Pirates.

The Pirates are now 15-19 on the season after the three game sweep of the Giants.

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