Tag Archives: Jose Veras
Game 90 Recap: Maholm, McCutchen Lead Bucs Into Break
Paul Maholm pitched into the eighth and allowed just one run while Andrew McCutchen paced the offense with a three run homer and a total of five runs driven in…. Read more
Game 88 Recap: McKenry’s Blast Propels Bucs Past Cubs
The Pirates rallied for four runs in the bottom of the eighth to overcome a one run deficit and knock off the Cubs. Josh Harrison’s single tied the game and… Read more
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 86 Recap: Karstens Wins Again
Pittsburgh is four games over .500 this late in the year since 1992. I don’t care what happens the rest of the way. This is a triumph. This is better… 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 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 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
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 73 Recap: Bucs Offense Breaks Out
It was a strange night as the Pirates offense was bountiful but starter James McDonald failed to pitch five innings. Either way, Pittsburgh snapped a four game skid by beating… Read more
