Randy Johnson fanned 10 Pirates in 5 and two-thirds innings and Chris Snyder cleared the bases with a double to lead Arizona to a 5-2 win over the Pirates at PNC Park.
The loss gave Pittsburgh a loss in the series(2-1 AZ) and a losing 10 game homestand (4-6).
Paul Maholm continues to get hammered most times out and if he was not a Tracy Littlefield favorite,could be looking at bullpen time or the slow train to Indianapolis.
But from Jim Tracy's words,Maholm has nothing to fear yet.
Xavier Nady knocked in both Pittsburgh runs.
Jose Castillo played shortstop again in what I believe is a bit of showcasing and went 1 for 3.
The Bucs did get 4 solid innings of work from the bullpen,as Jonah Bayliss and Damaso Marte each fired two scoreless innings.
Buccos are off tonight,as they travel to St.Louis to play the Redbirds Tuesday and Wednesday nights before finishing Thursday afternoon.
Zach Duke pitches in the opener vs the Cardinals Adam Wainwright.
Bullpen Notes
The Pirates also made two roster moves.
Humberto Cota returns as the seldom used Brad Eldred goes to Indianapolis.
Marty McLeary joins Eldred on that flight,but no replacement has been recalled.
The 5th starter to replace Tony Armas in the rotation has not been named,but I think it will either be B.P.Chacon or John Van Benschoten.
Chacon is a management favorite,but is better pen fit (as Bad as that is).
Van Benschoten would keep the balance at 3 LHP and 2 RHP,which helps him over Sean Burnett and has pitched better recently than Bryan Bullington.
To me,it's JVB,which means he is probably not being considered.
Mike McClendon of the West Virginia Power came within 2 outs of throwing a no hitter,a few days back vs Asheville.
Mike signed a card for me during the Power's visit here.
On the signing front.
Kinda slow with the Suns on the road,but did get a Landon Powell at a card show yesterday for 3 bucks and Matt Peterson sent some cards through the mail.
Must have been cleaning out his locker for his move from Altoona to Indianapolis.
Since no Buccos tonight,we will be covering the Indians-Mariners game.
C.C.Sabathia for the Wahoos against Cha Seung Beak for Seattle.
Photo Credit
Dave Miller-AP Photo
No comments:
Post a Comment