Saturday’s Pirates’ win was pretty nice, eh? Now it’s back to getting crushed by the Cubs. The Bucs found a way to drop a 13-9 decision in Chicago. The Astros were the only team in baseball with fewer runs scored but the Cubs managed to put up a baker’s dozen on the Pirates. Tonight’s series finale is the last time the Bucs will see the Cubs this year and the Bucs need to win to draw even at 8-8 against the awful Cubs. The 8 Cubs’ 8 wins against the Pirates is the most wins they have against any one team this year.
It wasn’t all bad though; the Ninja Turtles did throw out the opening pitch.
The Bucs led 6-1 heading into the bottom half of the fifth but Jeff Locke gave up a solo homer, a 2-run shot and a single before his day ended. And when Chris Resop came in to replace Locke, he gave up an RBI single that made it 6-5 at the end of the inning.
After Pedro Alvarez hit his second Toro Bomb of the game in the sixth – a 3-run shot – the Bucs led 9-5 heading into the bottom half of
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TEAMS: Houston Astros, Pittsburgh Pirates
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