Let's put this score into perspective. In the 9 innings the Brewers tallied 25 hits, scoring 20 runs. Rickie Weeks led the way, touching home plate 4 times. 9 different Brewers had RBIs in this game, including Ryan Braun who was replaced mid-game but still managed 5 RBIs. Braun homered, as did Prince Fielder, Jim Edmonds, and George Kottaras.
The poor Pirates, who are now at 7-8 and have been playing decent ball will now have this loss tarnish their first few weeks of play this season. The Pirates threw 6 different pitchers today, and all six allowed exactly one walk each. Throw in an error by the defense and that is how you give up 20 runs. Daniel McCutchen (no relation to star outfielder Andrew), got rocked allowing 6 ER in 3.2 innings and relievers Carrasco and Hanrahan allowed 4 and 6 runs respectively.
Just as embarrassing as the 20 runs given up is the fact that they couldn't score once to break up the shutout. The Pirates mustered up 8 hits but could not come away with any timely hits.
Basically the Pirates will always be the Pirates, and even though they try hard and are making a good rebuilding effort, they still produce head-scratching moments like these on a consistent basis.
You're being too hard on the Bucs. They are trying to go with youth and pitching. Unfortunately sometimes you get these results with young pitching.
ReplyDeleteThe Pirates are on the rise and will actually flirt with a .500 record. That certainly is better than where the Cubs will finish who spend significantly more money.
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ReplyDeleteI don't mean to criticize the Pirates in terms of the actual roster. I am just saying for a team who hasn't been in the postseason since '92, the Pirates would throw all positive press away this season with a brain-freeze of a game like this.
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