Tag Archives: Neil Walker
Game 160 Recap: Presley, Alvarez Drive Home Three Each in Win
The Pirates and Brewes engaged in an offensive battle. The pitching was porous and sloppy. Only one of the 17 runs that was scored came on a dinger. The Pirates… Read more
Game 159 Recap: Willis Pitches, Hits Reds to Victory
There were a couple of failures in this one. James McDonald was looking for his tenth win on the year. The Pirates were on the cusp of a sweep. Neither… Read more
Game 158 Recap: Bucs Pile On Early, Hold On Late in Win
The Pirates scored four times in the first three innings agaisnt Travis Wood and then held on to the lead the rest of the way. The attack was balanced as… Read more
Game 157 Recap: Ludwick’s Walk Off Single Brings Bucs to 70 Wins
It won’t be a .500 season. It likely won’t even be a 75 win season. But one milestone was cleared in this game – the Pirates won for the 70th… Read more
Game 156 Recap: Ohlendorf Rocked in Bucs Loss
Ross Ohlendorf was beaten badly. As Cincinnati based sports broadcaster Ken Broo might’ve said back in the day ‘He was pounded like a butcher pounds a piece of veal.’ Ohlendorf… Read more
Game 155 Recap: Bucs Hold on as Morton Wins 10th
Charlie Morton earned his tenth win by pitching six scoreless innings then watched the bullpen give up three runs and nearly blow it for him. Pedro Alvarez and Derrek Lee… Read more
Game 154 Recap: Bucs Shutout on Two Hits
The Pirates were blanked by Ian Kennedy and J.J. Putz who combined on a two hit shutout. Justin Upton provided the only run of th game with a broken bat… Read more
Game 151 Recap: Bucs Fall to Kuroda
In Jeff Locke’s Major League debut, the Pirates were beaten on a one hit shutout. They got five more hits in his second start. But that wasn’t enough. Locke was… Read more
Game 148 Recap: Loss 81 is Here
Before anything else, I would be remiss if I didn’t point out that the Pirates will need to win their final 14 games to avoid being below .500 for the… Read more
Game 147 Recap: Ciriaco Keys Comeback
Brad Lincoln and Kyle Lohse started in what became a see saw game. In the end, it wasn’t Albert Pujols who struck the deciding blow. Instead it was someone far… Read more
