Pittsburgh Pirates Baseball Blog » Tom Gorzelanny http://www.pirateshomeplate.com A blog about Pittsburgh Pirates Baseball Sun, 05 Feb 2012 14:43:37 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1 Pirates lose to the Astros once again http://www.pirateshomeplate.com/pirates-lose-to-the-astros-once-again/ http://www.pirateshomeplate.com/pirates-lose-to-the-astros-once-again/#comments Thu, 11 Sep 2008 03:01:16 +0000 GoBucs http://www.pirateshomeplate.com/?p=73 For the third straight night, the Pittsburgh Pirates lost to the Houston Astros. The Astros got the best of the Pirates by the score of 7-4 as the continue to play very good baseball. It’s too bad the Pirates couldn’t learn something from the hot playing Astros.

Tom Gorzelanny got the start for the Pirates but he didn’t last too long as he injured his middle finger. He had given up two hits and two home runs before the injury. Denny Bautista was absolutely terrible as he gave up three hits and five runs. Four of those five runs came via a grand slam off the bat of Miguel Tejada.

Adam LaRoche finished the game with two rbi on a solo home run and a rbi double. Nate McLouth and Nyjer Morgan both added a rbi each for the Pirats as well, they just couldn’t keep up with the Astros and that grand slam by Tejada was the difference in the game.

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]]> http://www.pirateshomeplate.com/pirates-lose-to-the-astros-once-again/feed/ 0 Pirates can’t hold off the Reds as they lose 8-6 http://www.pirateshomeplate.com/pirates-cant-hold-off-the-reds-as-they-lose-8-6/ http://www.pirateshomeplate.com/pirates-cant-hold-off-the-reds-as-they-lose-8-6/#comments Thu, 04 Sep 2008 20:28:43 +0000 GoBucs http://www.pirateshomeplate.com/?p=71 The Pittsburgh Pirates were up on the Cincinnati Reds heading into the eighth inning but the Reds scored three times in the bottom of the inning and went on to win 8-6. The Pirates were going for the three game sweep against the Reds, but I’ll take two out of three games that is for sure.

The losing pitcher of the game was Craig Hansen who fell to 0-3 on the year. Hansen was charged with all three runs that the Reds scored in the bottom of the eighth inning. Starting pitcher Tom Gorzelanny gave up seven hits and three runs in just 3 2/3 innings to get the no decision. Jason Davis and Jesse Chavez both gave up one run in relief as well.

Chris Gomez and Steve Pearce finished the game with two rbi each. Nate McLouth also added a solo home run for the Pirates. Andy LaRoche also added a rbi in the first inning. It was a good showing for the Pirates offense on the day as they put up six runs.

It’s just too bad that the bullpen wasn’t able to hold the lead. They will try again on Friday when the Pirates begin a series with the San Francisco Giants.

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]]> http://www.pirateshomeplate.com/pirates-cant-hold-off-the-reds-as-they-lose-8-6/feed/ 0 Pirates struggle for second straight night in Chicago http://www.pirateshomeplate.com/pirates-struggle-for-second-straight-night-in-chicago/ http://www.pirateshomeplate.com/pirates-struggle-for-second-straight-night-in-chicago/#comments Thu, 19 Jun 2008 02:28:27 +0000 GoBucs http://www.pirateshomeplate.com/pirates-struggle-for-second-straight-night-in-chicago/ The Pittsburgh Pirates struggled for the second straight night in Chicago.  Atleast this time the Pirates didn’t lose by more then ten runs, but it was still a pretty bad game.  The Pirates were defeated by the White Sox 8-2 as the White Sox took a 2-0 lead in the three game series.

Tom Gorzelanny threw six innings while allowing five hits and four runs.  Gorzelanny gave up four walks, struckout four, and gave up three home runs.  Look at the four walks and the three home runs and you have your answer as to why the Pirates lost this game.  Gorzelanny is now 5-6 on the season after taking the loss.

Tyler Yates pitched the last two innings of the game and threw the ball just as bad as Gorzelanny did.  Yates gave up five hits and allowed four runs to cross the plate.  Three of the four runs were earned.

Jose Bautista had a solo home run in the sixth inning to get the Pirates on the scoreboard.  The second Pirates run came in the eighth inning when Luis Rivas single to center to score Bautista.

The Pirates will now try to avoid the three game sweep on Thursday.  I have my doubts if they will get the job done.

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]]> http://www.pirateshomeplate.com/pirates-struggle-for-second-straight-night-in-chicago/feed/ 0 Pirates are able to take two out of three against the Nationals with 7-5 victory http://www.pirateshomeplate.com/pirates-are-able-to-take-two-out-of-three-against-the-nationals-with-7-5-victory/ http://www.pirateshomeplate.com/pirates-are-able-to-take-two-out-of-three-against-the-nationals-with-7-5-victory/#comments Thu, 12 Jun 2008 19:47:21 +0000 GoBucs http://www.pirateshomeplate.com/pirates-are-able-to-take-two-out-of-three-against-the-nationals-with-7-5-victory/ The Pittsburgh Pirates were able to take two out of three games against the Washington Nationals as they won 7-5 on Thursday afternoon.  The Pirates were able to put a lot of pressure on the Nationals early in the game and knocked Nationals starting pitcher Jason Bergmann out after just a little over four innings pitched.

Ryan Doumit hit his ninth home run of the season in the first inning to give the Pirates a 2-0 lead.  Doumit ended up leading the Pirates at the plate with three rbi.  After Doumit’s three rbi, four different Pirates players had one rbi in the game.  Nate McLouth, Jason Bay, Tom Gorzelanny, and Jason Michaels all had one rbi in the game.

Gorzelanny ended up getting the victory (his fifth) after throwing 5 2/3 innings.  Gorzelanny gave up six hits and thre runs while striking out six batters and walking three.  Not too bad of an outing, but it would have been nice to see him throw longer in the game and cut down on the walks.

One cause of concern would be the Pirates Bullpen as they gave up five hits and two runs.  Sean Burnett pitched 1/3 of an inning and allowed two hits and one run.  Franquelis Osoria then pitched 1 2/3 innings as he gave up another run.  Tyler Yates and Damaso Marte were finally able to pitch without giving up a run.

The Pirates will now travel down to Baltimore to take on the Orioles in a three game weekend series that begins on Friday.  Orioles Blog

]]> http://www.pirateshomeplate.com/pirates-are-able-to-take-two-out-of-three-against-the-nationals-with-7-5-victory/feed/ 0 Jason Michaels’s grand slam beats the Cardinals 5-4 http://www.pirateshomeplate.com/jason-michaelss-grand-slam-beats-the-cardinals-5-4/ http://www.pirateshomeplate.com/jason-michaelss-grand-slam-beats-the-cardinals-5-4/#comments Tue, 03 Jun 2008 03:04:38 +0000 GoBucs http://www.pirateshomeplate.com/jason-michaelss-grand-slam-beats-the-cardinals-5-4/ The Pittsburgh Pirates were dead at the plate against St. Louis Cardinals starting pitcher Adam Wainwright for the first seven innings but then they exploded for four runs in the seventh inning as they went on to beat the Cardinals 5-4.

Jason Michaels provided the big hit in the seventh inning as he smoked a grand slam to get the Pirates on the scoreboard.  Jason Bay then added on the game winning run in the eighth inning with a rbi single.

Franquelis Osoria ended up getting the win in the game while Matt Capps recorded his 11th save of the season.  Pirates starting pitcher Tom Gorzelanny pitched six innings and gave up seven hits and four runs to get a no decision.  Lanny was lucky that he didn’t get a loss in the game, he should thank the offense for scoring some runs late in the game.

It was a good win for the Pirates any way you look at it.  They are now three games under .500 at 27-30 and need to keep on winning.  Pirates Blog

]]> http://www.pirateshomeplate.com/jason-michaelss-grand-slam-beats-the-cardinals-5-4/feed/ 0 Pirates blown out by the Reds 9-1 http://www.pirateshomeplate.com/pirates-blown-out-by-the-reds-9-1/ http://www.pirateshomeplate.com/pirates-blown-out-by-the-reds-9-1/#comments Thu, 29 May 2008 01:52:08 +0000 GoBucs http://www.pirateshomeplate.com/pirates-blown-out-by-the-reds-9-1/ The Pittsburgh Pirates were held to only three hits and were blown out by the Cincinnati Reds on Wednesday night by the score of 9-1.  The Pirates were really never in the game as the dropped to 24-28 on the season.

The Pirates one run in the game came in the second inning on a infield single by Franquelis Osoria.  The single scored Adam LaRoche.  Other then that the Pirates only had two hits in the game as the really sucked it up at the plate.  They need to do a better job then that, especially against the Reds pitchers.

Tom Gorzelanny got rocked and didn’t even make it out of the first inning.  He gave up four hits and six runs while only record two outs in the inning.  Terrible job by Gorzelanny.  The next three relief pitcher did a bad job as well as Osoria, Sean Burnett, and Marino Salas all gave up one run.

The Pirates will battle the Reds one more time as they play on Thursday.

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]]> http://www.pirateshomeplate.com/pirates-blown-out-by-the-reds-9-1/feed/ 0 Pirates all over the Mets in 13-1 victory http://www.pirateshomeplate.com/pirates-all-over-the-mets-in-13-1-victory/ http://www.pirateshomeplate.com/pirates-all-over-the-mets-in-13-1-victory/#comments Wed, 30 Apr 2008 20:49:21 +0000 GoBucs http://www.pirateshomeplate.com/pirates-all-over-the-mets-in-13-1-victory/ 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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]]> http://www.pirateshomeplate.com/pirates-all-over-the-mets-in-13-1-victory/feed/ 0 Pirates fall to the Cardinals 6-2 http://www.pirateshomeplate.com/pirates-fall-to-the-cardinals-6-2/ http://www.pirateshomeplate.com/pirates-fall-to-the-cardinals-6-2/#comments Fri, 25 Apr 2008 02:19:53 +0000 GoBucs http://www.pirateshomeplate.com/pirates-fall-to-the-cardinals-6-2/ 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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