The losing continued last night in Pittsburgh as the Chicago White Sox were the next team in line to defeat the Pirates as the Pale Hole nabbed a 6-4 decision over the Buccos.
Brad Lincoln (0-1) was the losing pitcher for Pittsburgh,while Andrew McCutchen rapped three hits and stole three bases.
Zach Duke ( 3-7) will attempt to snap the Pirate losing streak at nine tonight against Chicago's John Danks (5-5) at 7:05.
Pirate Hooks
1) The Pirates may not be an overall exciting team,but there is no doubt that Andrew McCutchen is one of the most exciting players in the game.
McCutchen dealt with numerous throws over to to first and then stole two bases on the next four pitches to the plate.
With speed like that,McCutchen makes any contact with the ball a possible hit...
2) Brad Lincoln has made just two starts,but allowed the same pitching line in both games-five runs over six innings.
Lincoln walked the leadoff batter twice in the game and both times Chicago managed to score the runner.
3) The biggest problem for Lincoln that I see?
Lack of a true off speed pitch.In his first two games,Lincoln has struggled with changing speeds and everything seems to come at the same pace-and straight as a string.
Big league hitters will hammer one pitch if you cannot vary the selection a bit.
This will come in time for Lincoln,who added another base hit at the plate in the defeat.
4) The final body blow in this one came in the top of the ninth,when Octavio Dotel threw the ball down the first base line in an attempt to keep Juan Pierre close to first.
Pierre advanced to third on the play and scored on an Alex Rios single.
Bad teams cannot afford such errors from what they project as a veteran presence....
5) Defensive play of the evening goes to Neil Walker,who's leaping spear of a Omar Vizquel liner kept a run from scoring and kept the Bucs in the game in the sixth inning...
Photo Credit-Peter Diana-Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
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