Series Thread: Cards @ Pirates

[steelparrot]

Liriano Wacka
Volquez Lynn
Morton Miller


Lets keep winning series.

 

[steelparrot]

Ike goes the other way for a ground ruled double, to bad it went out or it would have been 3 runs with Holliday out there.

 

[Darkstone42]

Liriano strikes out the side, and we're back to the bats.

 

[Darkstone42]

Pedro should start laying down bunts on those massive shifts, if only get get other teams out of them.

And Marte was robbed. He hit that ball well, but that was a great recovery and catch by Borjous.

 

[Darkstone42]

Walker gives us the lead with a 3-run no-doubter!

 

[Darkstone42]

Nice play by Alvarez to end the inning for Watson, who is really establishing himself as one of the elite relief pitchers (not just left-handed) in baseball this season, in my opinion.

 

[Darkstone42]

Ike Davis having a chuckle about that infield hit. It really did look like slow-motion.

 

[Darkstone42]

Mercer's having a great night, and he's looked a lot better at the plate lately.

 

[Darkstone42]

Raise it! That's a big first win.

 

[dare2be]

Pedro could have easily went home with that double play ball, and still probably would have gotten the DP.

That would have been the difference between being down 3-0 and 2-0.

 

[steelparrot]

Offensive Substitution: Pinch-hitter Gaby Sanchez replaces Starling Marte.

did this really happen? whats up?

 

[Darkstone42]

Marte's been walking gingerly. Looks like an injury substitution. Not sure how they'll handle the defense, though.

 

[Darkstone42]

Marte's back is bothering him. Sanchez to right for his first ever professional appearance there, Tabata to center, and Harrison to left.

Keep the ball on the ground, Eddie.

 

[Darkstone42]

He mostly kept it on the ground, but one got through, and some control issues cost him. Fortunately, no runs, as Hughes got us out of the jam.

 

[Darkstone42]

Hughes made contact. Good for him.

 

[Darkstone42]

Another series victory locked up. Going for the sweep on national television tomorrow!

 

[thedddd]

WOW didn't realize this is the first Sunday night ESPN game in Pittsburgh since '96.

 

[dare2be]

Why do the Pirates always find a way to embarrass themselves on national TV? Probably why they haven't been on SNB since 1996.

 

[thedddd]

Morton has settled down and they are making a game of it after Mercers HR.

 

[thedddd]

Shelby Millers control is gone and they can't take advantage of it.

Kruk actually stated this is hard to watch.