Tag Archives: Brandon Wood
Game 82 Recap: Jones, McCutchen Boost Bucs Late
The Pirates appeared to be wasting yet another strong effort from the starting corps – this time from James McDonald. But back-to-back solo homers in the eighth from Garrett Jones… Read more
Game 80 Recap: Karstens Continues to Impress
Jeff Karstens was efficient and effective over seven innings and the Pirates used a balanced, powerful (seven extra base hits) attack to beat the Blue Jays 6-2 in the rubber… Read more
Game 74 Recap: Bucs Use Error to Move Back to .500
It wasn’t pretty. The offense relied heavily on an error by Orioles second baseman Blake Davis, who was making his Major League debut. Kevin Correia was nicked enough to not… Read more
Game 71 Recap: Bucs Lose on Extra Inning Blast from Phelps
Cord Phelps hit a walk off three run homer off Tim Wood in the eleventh inning, concluding a game delayed by rain for nearly two hours and giving Cleveland a… Read more
Game 67 Recap: Bucs Move Above .500 with 7 Run Outburst
Pittsburgh scored five late runs to surge ahead of the struggling Houston Astros, winning 7-3 and moving to one game over .500 this late in the season since 1999. The… Read more
Game 65 Recap: Bucs Get Maholm Enough Runs for a W
There was more mayhem on the basepaths. There was a continued lack of offense from the Pirates. Thankfully, Paul Maholm continued to pitch very well. He tossed seven shutout innings… Read more
Game 57 Recap: Record Crowd Watches Bucs, Morton Win
I like it when regional teams travel well and help fill the stadium. Philadelphia fans came out strongly and helped put nearly 40,000 people in PNC park. But it was… Read more
Game 54 Recap: Correia Wins His Eighth
Through the first six frames, the Pirates had collected just three hits and trailed 2-0. But in the seventh the bats came alive against Chris Capuano. Pittsburgh batted around and… Read more
Game 53 Recap: Harrison Keys Late Rally
The Pirates were held at bay by Mets starter R.A. Dickey through seven innings. James McDonald pitched well but exited trailing 1-0. The offense woke up in time to score… Read more
Pedro Ciriaco Recalled
The Pittsburgh Pirates are set to recall shortstop Pedro Ciriaco, according to Jenifer Langosch. It would be assumed that Ciriaco is getting recalled to replace someone going on the disabled… Read more
