Even Roberto Clemente hats couldn’t keep the Pirates from getting shutout 6-0 to the Brewers last night, a game that started 12 hours after the Bucs got home from Monday’s game in Chi-Town that started at 11:30…P.M. Having Chad Qualls and Tony Watson still on the roster didn’t help much either.
AJ Burnett started off pretty sloppy but he buckled down and ended up giving the Bucs a very good chance of staying in the game. Burnett put 2 runners in scoring position in the first put got out of the jam. He loaded the bases in the second and with only 1 out, he got out of the inning only giving up a run. After the Brewers scored, Burnett faced 8 batters without giving up a hit.
Smallball killed the Bucs the rest of the night. A flare to center, a bunt single and a base hit in the sixth made it 2-0 Brew Crew. The bullpen took over after the sixth…and just made things worse. Watson faced 2 batters to lead off the seventh and gave up a hit and Qualls replaced him to face the final four batt...
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PLAYERS:
Chad Qualls,
Tony Watson,
AJ Burnett,
Bryan Morris,
Carlos Gomez,
Starling Marte,
Jean Segura,
Rod Barajas,
Neil Walker,
Yovani Gallardo
TEAMS: Pittsburgh Pirates, Milwaukee Brewers
TEAMS: Pittsburgh Pirates, Milwaukee Brewers
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