Tag Archives: Xavier Paul
Game 120 Recap: Doumit Power Pirates Over Birds
Ryan Doumit picked up the Pirates offense in a big way. He had four hits and hit a three run homer to support the efforts of James McDonald. Xavier Paul… Read more
Game 119 Recap: Bucs Suffer Another Gut Punch Loss in Extras
Somewhere a baseball pundit will say or has said or will write or has written that good teams win this kind of game. If the Pirates are to stay in… Read more
Game 118 Recap: Brewers Shutout Pirates
It was Marco Estrada. It might has well have been Bill Travers or Jerry Augustine or some random guy out of the stands. Estrada tossed five innings and four relievers… Read more
Game 117 Recap: Greinke Mows Down Pirates
For the Pirates to have much of a chance to return to contention in 2011 they needed to start off strongly in this series with Milwaukee. Zach Greinke made sure… Read more
Game 113 Recap: Padres Sweep, Losing Streak at 10
The fans keep coming and that is a very good thing. Unfortunately that is about all that is going well right now. The pitching is faltering. The offense continues to… Read more
Game 111 Recap: Karstens Bombed as Streak Reaches 8
I didn’t think when this game began that I’d be researching the last time Jeff Karstens gave up nine earned runs in a game. I also didn’t think about how… Read more
Game 106 Recap: Phils Mount Late Comeback, Sweep
The Pirates blew a late two run lead and succumbed in the tenth inning as Philadelphia swept a three game set. Raul Ibanez was the hitting star for the Phillies…. Read more
Game 104 Recap: Halladay Extends Pirates Hitting Woes
Much in the same way that Lloyd Bridges picked the wrong week to stop sniffing glue in the movie ‘Airplane’, the Pirates picked the wrong day to try to score… Read more
Game 103 Recap: McCutchen Powers Bucs
The Pirates pulled away late with a homer from Andrew McCutchen, beating Derek Lowe for the first time in his career against Pittsburgh. Clint Hurdle went to Joel Hanrahan with… Read more
Game 102 Recap: Braves Win 2-1 in Ten
What has been somewhat of a fairy tale season has all the makings of a tragic ending should the Pirates remain unable to score runs. This isn’t 1968, but it… Read more
