The Pirates open a three-game series with San Diego on Friday night at PNC Park. Right-hander James McDonald will be on the hill for the Bucs. The Padres will counter with Edinson Volquez.
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August 11, 2012
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James McDonald has struggled the second half of the season. The McDonald that Pittsburgh saw in the first half of the season was impressive. He entered the break with just a 2.37 ERA and looked to be the club’s ace of the staff. His evolution drew so much attention that some were surprised he wasn’t chosen to pitch in the All-Star game for the National League...
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August 12, 2012
What’s wrong with James McDonald? That’s the question on every fan of the Pittsburgh Pirates mind with the way he has struggled since the All-Star break. The solution in the mind of Clint Hurdle is to go to a six man rotation. That’s going to cause even more problems. If you’re struggling with one of the guys in your five man rotation, why on earth would you add another guy...
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August 11, 2012
James McDonald's nightmarish second half continued Friday night. Staked to a 7-1 lead after four innings, the Pittsburgh Pirates right-hander gave up six runs in the top of the fifth and the San Diego Padres went on to rally for a 9-8 victory. The Pirates dropped to a 3 1/2 games behind Cincinnati in the National League Central but maintained a 2 1/2-game lead over St. Louis...
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August 11, 2012
I missed last night's game, but it doesn't take a genius to figure out what happened. James McDonald got hammered again by the Padres, giving up seven runs and two homers in 4 1/3 innings. That helped the Pirates to blow a six-run lead to a bad baseball team. Since the All-Star break, McDonald has an 8.71 ERA, he's allowed 8 homers in 31 innings, opponents are hitting...
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August 12, 2012
What’s wrong with James McDonald? That’s the question on every fan of the Pittsburgh Pirates mind with the way he has struggled since the All-Star break. The solution in the mind of Clint Hurdle is to go to a six man rotation. That’s going to cause even more problems. If you’re struggling with one of [...]
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August 10, 2012
Exploring the Arsenal will run prior to each game, providing you with a brief scouting report on the starting pitcher expected to oppose the Pirates. The chart below shows the horizontal and vertical movement of every pitch thrown by that particular pitcher in 2012. This chart is from the catcher’s point of view. Click here for a general guide to pitch types and classifications...
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August 11, 2012
James McDonald could use a shot of confidence and Pittsburgh Pirates manager Clint Hurdle tried to give it to him Friday night by allowing the struggling right-hander the opportunity to work out of a jam.
The move backfired, however, and the Pirates went on to lose 9-8 to San Diego as Chase Headley hit home runs from both sides of the plate for the first time in his career and drove...
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August 10, 2012
Based on how they've performed at PNC Park coupled with San Diego's play on the road, the Pittsburgh Pirates should be able to end their lengthy home losing streak to the Padres.
Of course, if scheduled starter James McDonald's struggles continue, another defeat could be imminent.
McDonald again hopes to break out of his second-half funk and help the Pirates avoid losing...
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August 11, 2012
The Pirates blew two leads and lost an in gut-punch fashion to the Padres on Friday night, 9-8. San Diego won its fifth in a row and tenth in a row at PNC Park, while the Bucs lost a game in the division to the Reds and fell to 2-3 on the homestand.
The frustration started and (mostly) ended with James McDonald. J-Mac, coming off a pretty decent start on the biggest of stages last...
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August 10, 2012
It'd be pretty easy to overlook the Padres from where the Pirates are right now; they're sandwiched right in the middle of four series against playoff contenders (Reds and D'backs on one side, Dodgers and Cardinals on the other) and they're not very good (49-64). The Pirates can't really afford to look ahead at this point in the season, though, and I hope that...
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August 11, 2012
James McDonald started off tonight’s game strong, despite the leadoff homerun. The Pirates scored 8 runs, but it turned out to not be enough as JMac fell apart, the bullpen couldn’t hold it, and the Pirates lost, 9 to 8. JMac did what he had to do to get out of the 1st inning after [...]
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August 10, 2012
The Pirates won games at a ridiculous rate through the first four months of the season. They found so many different ways to win and had so much good fortune that it almost made winning seem easy. The time since the all-star break has proved that it's certainly not easy. Sure, the team is 15-12 since the break which is still a pretty respectable record, but they have played some...
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August 11, 2012
If you didn’t get to catch last night’s game, consider yourself lucky. Oh sure, the Pirates started out looking just fine when James McDonald settled down after he gave up a lead-off home run to the Padres, but even though the Bucco Bats gave J-Mac a 6-run lead to work with after four innings, he pissed it all away in the 9-8 loss and cost the Bucs a much-needed win.
The Padres were...
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August 10, 2012
Padres (49-64) at Pirates (63-48)
7:05 PM EST–PNC Park, Pittsburgh
Here is the MLB.com Gameday
TV: ROOT Sports, MLB.tv (free)
The Padres are the last team on the schedule the Bucs have yet to play, but that will change tonight when they come in to PNC Park to begin a three game series. San Diego isn’t very good, but the Friars have been playing better of late (4 game winning...
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