Charlie Morton fell to 2-1 after allowing all six runs over five innings.
The series continues tonight at 7;10 in Miami.
Pitching Matchup
Pittsburgh: James McDonald (0-1 7.47 ERA) at Florida: Chris Volstad (0-1 5.59 ERA) 7:10
Pirate Hooks
1) This game began and ended on one play-a Chris Coghlan tapper to Neil Walker that should have ended the inning.Instead Walker hesitated with both Charlie Morton and Lyle Overbay near the bag on which one to throw to.
The hesitation turned an inning ending out into two runs scoring on the play and by the end of the inning,this one was decided.
2) However,the inning never gets that far IF Morton does not walk the pitcher with two outs and two on base.
No excuse in that situation for anything other than here is the fastball-good luck.
3) Jose Tabata moved to center for the evening as Andrew McCutchen left the team to return home with personal issues.
No word on either the issues or how long McCutchen will be unavailable....
4) Just five hits for the Pirates and nine over two games.
That shows good pitching,which Josh Johnson and Ricky Nolasco can provide and some weak hitting,which the Pirates are also available to provide on a consistent basis.
5) Pedro Alvarez still is slumping,but he was robbed twice last night on hard hit shots.
Alvarez might be sitting on a hot streak.
6) The Pirates added three pitchers to the system. yesterday.
Garrett Olson cleared waivers and was sent to Indianapolis,while recently released former Met Blaine Boyer and former Florida first rounder Brett Sinkbeil were signed to minor league deals.
Sinkbeil's name just came up last night as a member of the all first round rotation at Greensboro that hit Hagerstown a few years back.
The irony is that one of the pitchers faces Pittsburgh tonight (Chris Volstad) and two others (Sinkbeil and Aaron Thompson) are now in the Pittsburgh system....
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