The Pirates were swept out of Milwaukee on Sunday, as a good day at the plate wasn’t enough to overcome another awful start by James McDonald.
J-Mac continues to drive Pirate fans nuts. He looked SO good in those two games against the Cardinals these last two weeks, but this time came right out and walked the leadoff man on four pitches. Uh oh. Then Pedro Alvarez made an error and Ryan Braun stepped up with two on. He hit a ball to Canada for a 3-0 lead.
The Pirates had picked up a run in the first on a Gaby Sanchez RBI single and got another in the second on a Michael McKenry solo blast, so they would’ve been fine if J-Mac had settled down. He didn’t. The Brewers blasted two more homers in the second inning to bring the lead up to 6-2. McDonald made it all the more frustrating by striking out the side in both innings.
The Pirates AGAIN tried to keep up in the third inning, putting up two more runs on a bases-loaded single by McKenry. The Pirates – for the most part – looked very ...
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PLAYERS:
James McDonald,
Pedro Alvarez,
Ryan Braun,
Gaby Sanchez,
Michael McKenry,
Carlos Gomez,
Aramis Ramirez,
Brock Holt,
Garrett Jones,
Justin Wilson,
Chris Resop,
Tony Watson
TEAMS: Pittsburgh Pirates, Milwaukee Brewers
TEAMS: Pittsburgh Pirates, Milwaukee Brewers
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