Either the San Diego Padres are worse than I thought or the old adage that every once in a while,a blind hog does find the occasional acorn is true.
In either case-Yoslan Herrera pitched six shutout innings and earned his first major league win (1-1) and the Pirates ran away to a 9-1 win for their 4th win in a row.
Herrera did more than his part.but the bats were popping as each member of the Pittsburgh outfield connected for home runs over the course of the contest.
Jason Bay (22) and Xavier Nady (13) hit back to back blasts in the fourth and Nate McLouth nailed number 21 in the eighth as insurance runs were added to an already large lead.
McLouth finished the night with 3 RBI.
Herrera really didn't do much different than he usually does,but his array of slow,slower and slowest baffled the Friars and kept them off the scoreboard
The Cuban right scattered six hits,struck out four and walked only one.
Pittsburgh slowly built the lead with 2 runs each in the 2nd,4th and 6th before adding three in the eighth.
Not much else that I can add to this one.
Series continues tonight at 7.
Pitching Matchup
San Diego:Cha Seung Baek(2-5 4.94 ERA) at Pittsburgh:Zach Duke (4-7 4.92 ERA) 7:05
Bullpen Notes
Slow night for Bullpen notes.
Great fight on ESPN's Wednesday Night Fights as 168 pound contenders Jeff Lacy and Epifanio Mendoza hammered each other for 10 rounds.
Lacy took a majority decision in the contest.
We scored the fight for Mendoza 95-94.
The Hagerstown Suns return home for a eight game homestand against the Greensboro Grasshoppers and Lexington Legends starting tonight.
Photo Credits
Herrera:Gene Puskar-AP Photo
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