Tag Archives: Joel Hanrahan
Game 45 Recap: Pirates Extend Winning Streak to Four
Some late inning runs propelled the Pirates past the Detroit Tigers. The Pirates handed Max Scherzer his first loss of the season. Kevin Correia picked up his first home win… Read more
Game 43 Recap: McDonald Earns Win in Bucs Sweep
James McDonald chucked it well. The Pirates beat Johnny Cueto for a change. It added up to a two game sweep in Cincinnati. The Reds drew first blood. In the… Read more
Game 35 Recap: Bucs Move Over .500!
Some clutch pitching and timely hitting mixed with some defense that was questioned to help the Pirates move one game over .500. Starter Jeff Karstens and four relievers combined to… Read more
Game 34 Recap: Doumit’s Dinger Lifts Bucs Late
The Pirates blew another late lead, but a three run homer from Ryan Doumit in the bottom of the eighth brought the Pirates back from the brink. James McDonald pitched… Read more
The Second Best Bullpen in the Majors
The Pittsburgh Pirates entered the off-season with a similar situation to their 2009/2010 off-season, as it pertained to the bullpen. They didn’t have an established closer, they only had one… Read more
Game 29 Recap: Early Runs Aid McDonald’s Strong Effort
The Cincinnati Reds have been plagued by giving up first inning runs. Tonight their former ace, Aaron Harang now pitching for San Diego, was troubled by the same problem. Harang… Read more
Game 28 Recap: Morton Wins His 3rd, Bucs Take Series
Everyone who reads this blog likely knows that Charlie Morton only won three games in 2010. He already has three wins and he and his electric stuff will hopefully have… Read more
Game 26 Recap: Correia Tosses Gem in Denver
It was snowing off and on in Colorado last night. That just doesn’t seem right this late in April. It didn’t stop Kevin Correia from pitching well and the Pirates… Read more
Game 24 Recap: McDonald Gets Going
James McDonald tossed six plus innings of shutout baseball and the Pirates offense got just enough as the Pirates blanked San Francisco 2-0. It wasn’t all that pretty, but McDonald… Read more
Game 22 Recap: Pirates put good Wood to Nationals
The Pirates fell behind early before catching up during contest interrupted some showers. Paul Maholm overall looked good. The Nationals came out swinging against Maholm. Ian Desmond singled and Jayson… Read more
