The Pirates scored 8 runs in the 10th inning to break a 2-2 tie and win going away over the Cincinnati Reds 10-4.
The wild 10th inning was created by Pirates singles with the bases loaded.
The two regulation Pittsburgh runs came in the second on back to back bombs by Jason Bay and Xavier Nady.
The homers were the sixth of the season for both players.
A badly needed good outing for Paul Maholm,pitching seven innings and only allowing two runs on back to back homers by Ken Griffey and Brandon (I'm no Ramon Vasquez) Phillips.
Any glimmer of hope that we can get from Maholm and Zach Duke is quickly grabbed and appreciated.
The Pirates send our new "Stabilizing" 5th starter B.P. Chacon tonight vs the Reds Bronson Arroyo at 7;05.
This does not look good,but I said that about Friday's game and Pittsburgh got the win.
In an exciting game at Municipal Stadium-The Hagerstown Suns defeated the Delmarva Shorebirds 9-8 in 12 innings on a walk off homer by Suns slugger Chris Marrero.
I had to leave after the 10th to go to work-If anyone wants to pay me to do this full-time, I am more than willing (ha ha).
Marrero's homer was the 12 of the season for the Nationals top pick in the 2006 draft.
Chris also played right field for the first time this year in Hagerstown and made a huge defensive play in the 11th.
With the bases loaded and 1 out,Chris Vinyard flew out to Marrero for the second out,but instead of just Daniel Figueroa tagging from third and strolling in with the lead run,all the runners tagged in a less than smart move.
Marrero gunned down Brandon Tripp at 2nd,just before Figueroa touched home and ending the inning for Delmarva.
Someone on the Shorebirds should have their ass chewed for that dumbness.
Either Tripp or the coach that told him to go.
Dumb baseball.
The Orioles top 2006 pick was in town for the first time yesterday as well.
Third sacker Billy Rowell had a good news bad news game.
He smacked a 3 run homer for his 1st of the year in just his 3rd game,but made 3 errors and could been charged with a 4th on a borderline call in a Wellinson Baez-like performance.
Those of you that saw Baez play for Lakewood last year know exactly what I am referring to!
Same two teams hook em up tonight at Municipal at 6;35.
Bullpen Notes
In a tough break-Mike Gonzalez of the Braves is out for the year.
Gonzalez will undergo Tommy John surgery later this week.
So no matter,how poorly Adam LaRoche plays,Pittsburgh still gets more out of him than Atlanta will from Gonzalez.
The Phillies dumb move of moving their number 1 pitcher Brett Myers to the bullpen,just got worse-Myers got injured and is now on the DL.
Only in Philadelphia.
On the signing Front
Billy Rowell signed all 8 cards for me with no problems.
I do not like to give that many cards,but they were all different ones and there was not too many collectors out.
I would wager that tonight will be different as word on Rowell now playing gets out.
Also added the newest Sun catcher Pat Nichols and another new arriving card of Oriole prospect Pedro Beato.
Photo Credit
AP Photo-Al Behrman
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