Tag Archives: Lyle Overbay
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 66 Recap: Karstens Lifts Bucs Up to .500
The Pirates moved back up to .500 with a nail biting, 1-0 victory over Houston. Jeff Karstens played the hero by tossing 6-2/3 innings of shutout baseball, dropping his ERA… 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 64 Recap: Mets Get to Correia Late
It was close into the late innings. Kevin Correia and Chris Capuano were both effective, with Correia retiring the first 14 Met hitters. It ended in a 7-0 laugher with… Read more
Game 62 Recap: Bucs Fall to Mets, Gee
Charlie Morton fell short of his electric performances of prior outings and Dillon Gee again limited the Pirates offense. New York ran away with this one, 8-1. The first inning… Read more
Game 61 Recap: Bucs Fail to Break .500
This one was a tough one to take. The Pirates were thisclose to busting through the glass ceiling. The offense sputtered and the bullpen faltered, pushing the Pirates one game… Read more
Game 59 Recap: Bucs Beat Snakes with 5 Run 8th
The Pirates were handcuffed by Arizona starter Daniel Hudson. Once he was gone, the floodgates opened and the Pirates rallied for the win. Pittsburgh only managed three hits off Hudson… Read more
Game 58 Recap: Halladay Bests Bucs
The Pirates were thisclose to evening their record at 29-29. But Roy Halladay did what an ace is supposed to do: he stopped the Phillies four game slide as Philadelphia… 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
Optimizing the 25-Man Roster
About a year ago at this time, the Pittsburgh Pirates had started promoting players from their AAA squad to take over for some of the struggling players in the majors…. Read more
