Hitting: The Buccos got on the board first for the first time in ten days by way of a 3-run jack by Garret Jones. Cutch and Jordy would score on the play. Pedro would add a double after the homer but failed to score. The Buccos would be blanked the next two innings before answering in the bottom of the fourth with a one out walk by Barajas followed by a Barmes trip-trip-triple. (Yes, The Barge scored from first). Burnett would ground back to the pitcher and Marte would strike out looking. 4-4 after 4. Joe Blanton made a HUGE mistake in the fifth. Jordy Mercer led off the inning with a single, Blanton then walked Cutch on a close 3-2 pitch. That brought up Garret Jones and he made them pay with his second 3-run shot of the game. That would be followed by a #DayDro solo shot to make it 8-4. Blanton would be removed from the game and as he was walking to the dugout he would get tossed for arguing with the HP Ump. They would add two in the seventh by way of a Barmes 2-RBI single.
Pitching: AJ Burnett got through the first inning unscathed (finally a scoreless first for the opponent) then allowed a solo-shot by James Loney in the second but that wasn't the highlight of the inning. With Andre Ethier at the plate, Matt Kemp yelled at the Umps from the dugout and got tossed, then continued by running after the Ump. Don Mattingly would come out to get Kemp then put in his two cents before getting tossed himself. The Dodgers would take the lead in the fourth by way of a run by a Pedro Alvarez throwing error after Mark Ellis led the inning off with a ground-rule double followed by a 2-run shot by Hanley Ramirez to make it 4-3. That would be the only time they led but it did get interesting in the seventh. AJ would allow the bases to load with two outs. Mark Ellis hit one off of Burnett to reach on an infield single to make it 8-5, he would then hit Juan Rivera to make it 8-6. That would end Burnett's outing. Tony Watson would come in and get the final out to end the Dodger threat. Grilli pitched a scoreless eighth and The Hammer did as well to end it. PIRATES WIN! PIRATES WIN!
This is a big win for the Buccos because it keeps them in the second WC with the Cards who they will play the next three games in StL. It also keeps them within 7 of the Reds. Yes, I still think they can do it in the Central with 6 games, still, with Cinci. The Reds still play the Phillies 7 times and I may be the only person to think that's important but they still are the Phillies and they game go on a streak at any time. It CAN happen.
#YouGottaBelieve
Stud: Garrett Jones 2 HR, 6 RBI, 2 Runs
Dud: Gabby Sanchez 0-4, 2 K's 1 Run
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