Tag Archives: Joel Hanrahan
Buyers or Sellers: Can the Pirates Be Both?
With the win over the Houston Astros last night, paired with a Milwaukee Brewers loss to the Arizona Diamondbacks, the Pittsburgh Pirates took sole possession of second place in the… Read more
Game 85 Recap: Maholm Moves Bucs 3 Games Over .500
Paul Maholm was solid again, but was almost done in by some unsteady defense. He went six and gave up just one earned run as Pittsburgh moved three games over… Read more
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 78 Recap: Presley Powers Bucs to Victory
Alex Presley hit his first Major League homer and drove in three runs. Kevin Correia continued to pick up wins on the road as Pittsburgh took the opener of the… Read more
Game 76: Bucs Move 2 Games Over .500 Behind Karstens
It was the biggest crowd in PNC history. Though the Pirates won, many in attendance didn’t go home happy because they are part of Red Sox Nation. For the second… Read more
Pirates winning games, not necessarily making progress
On June 8, 2011, the Pittsburgh Pirates faced off against the Arizona Diamondbacks at PNC Park. Paul Maholm was on the hill for the Bucs. Zach Duke, who was making… 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 72 Recap: O’s Bust Morton Early
Charlie Morton struggled and didn’t make it for the third inning bell. Jake Arrieta lasted five innings to get his ninth win as the Orioles batted around in the first… Read more
Pitching Staff a Victim of Playstation Numbers
Watching Jose Veras closing out the ninth inning in yesterday’s game gave me an all too familiar feeling. It was the same feeling I got at times when Matt Capps… 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
