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Game 144 Recap: Ohlendorf Pounded by Marlins

Game 144 Recap: Ohlendorf Pounded by Marlins

The news was mostly bad. There was a little good news. But it doesn’t temper the clobbering that the Pirates took. Omar Infante homered twice and knocked five runs. Logan… Read more »

Game 143 Recap: McCutchen Hits Two Homers in Bucs Win

Game 143 Recap: McCutchen Hits Two Homers in Bucs Win

Brian Burres wasn’t all that sharp. J.A. Happ gave up two homers to Andrew McCutchen. It all came down to a wild play in the eighth in which Jason Jaramillo… Read more »

Game 142 Recap: Myers Holds Back Bucs

Game 142 Recap: Myers Holds Back Bucs

Brad Licoln and Brett Myers both pitched well. Houston got a pair off Licoln. The Pirates offense, as it has done far too often this year, failed to amount much… Read more »

Game 141 Recap: McDonald is Stellar like Monica Gellar

Game 141 Recap: McDonald is Stellar like Monica Gellar

Maybe the Astros clubhouse was filled with the sounds of Milli Vanilli’s ‘Blame it on the Rain’ after this one ended. If the scoreboard operators in Pittsburgh are anything like… Read more »

Game 140 Recap: Cubs Salvage Last Game

Game 140 Recap: Cubs Salvage Last Game

Charlie Morton was wild and was unable to get out of the fifth inning. Randy Wells continued with his resurgence as the Cubs took the final game of the three… Read more »

Game 139 Recap: Lee Slams Cubs in Ninth

Game 139 Recap: Lee Slams Cubs in Ninth

Derrek Lee returned from the disabled list and knocked in five runs. The big blow was a grand slam of Carlos Marmol with two gone in the ninth. Pittsburgh took… Read more »

Game 138 Recap: Burres Stifles Cubs

Game 138 Recap: Burres Stifles Cubs

Brian Burres’ outing was an unexpected and welcomed surprise. Summoned from the minors and pushed into the rotation for Jeff Karstens, Burres allowed just a solo homer to Carlos Pena… Read more »

Game 137 Recap: Dana Eveland?

Game 137 Recap: Dana Eveland?

Once upon a time Dana Eveland was a Pirate. That was last June. He made one start among his three appearances. He pitched a total Of 9-2/3 innings and gave… Read more »

Game 136 Recap: Happ Blanks Bucs for Seven

Game 136 Recap: Happ Blanks Bucs for Seven

Pittsburgh collected only four hits all game. Houston didn’t do much against James McDonald. But they got enough to make a winner of J.A. Happ. McDonald pitched out of a… Read more »

Game 135 Recap: Bucs Bats Silenced by Rookie Sosa

Game 135 Recap: Bucs Bats Silenced by Rookie Sosa

Rookie Henry Sosa allowed just one run and two hits in six solid innings. The Astros put up six runs and sent ten men to the plate in a disastrous… Read more »