Paul Maholm was the loser and fell to 6-11.The series continues tonight and ends on Thursday before the San Diego Padres arrive in Pittsburgh on Friday.
Pirate Hooks
1) Derrek Lee's homers were both smashed and Lee seems to like hitting PNC Park,but keep in mind that it was the Cubs-the team that he spent so much time with and knows the pitchers so well..
2) Paul Maholm pitched five strong innings before the sixth,but even Maholm denied this,it could have been he was mildly shaken up by being hit by Garrett Jones' line drive as Maholm stood off first base in the bottom of the fifth..
3) Worst thing about the game to me?
The amount of bad ball swings and misses by the Bucs.I counted about five of the eight strikeouts on breaking pitches far off the outside of the plate.
Maybe it was the Cub pitchers,but it sure looked like a lot of guys were fooled..
4) Ryan Ludwick started in left field for the Pirates and looked good there.Ludwick almost threw out Jeff Baker at third and may have done that if Pedro Alvarez had been on the bag.
Ludwick has always been a right fielder,but with the rash of injuries,the need is in left for now...
5) Lyle Overbay was designated for assignment before the game.
Most thinking baseball people could have seen that Overbay was shot before the signing and why the Pirates did not see that is a huge question.
I also love the baseball cliche's on when big signings get released-"X was a great guy who just didn't perform the way we thought he would".
Well,Most did,just that YOU didn't!!
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