Recap: Walk-off 'Wick. BUCS WIN.

Reds 3, Pirates 4
An unfortunate series of events in the top of the 9th led to the bases loaded for Joel Hanrahan, and he hit Todd Frazier to bring home the tying run. The next batter flied out to center, but the damage had been done and Hammertime failed to record save #40, not to mention losing the win for Jeff Locke. Fortunately, though, all was not lost as in the bottom of the inning, backup-backup catcher Jason Jaramillo doubled with one out and then Ryan Ludwick doubled to deep center to score the walkoff run. In other positive news, Cutch had a double and a triple, and Garrett Jones hit a two-run homer. The Bucs will look for the series win against the Reds tonight.

Recap: Cadillac Lincoln. BUCS WIN.

This is more like it. To beat the Cardinals, you have to score a ton of runs, but a shutout also helps your cause. Brad Lincoln was all but perfect in his first win of the season, going 6 innings with only 6 hits and 1 walk allowed. He also struck out 4. On the other side, the Pirate bats rocked Chris Carpenter, who had been very dominant against the Pirates for most of his career. Josh Harrison led the way with 3 hits, a run and 3 RBI. Garrett Jones continues to stay hot, going 3 for 4 with 2 runs, an RBI and a double. Cutch's shakeweight fever appears to be helping, as he went 2 for 5 with a run, an RBI, and a double. Lincoln didn't just dominate on defense, though; he also went 1 for 2 with a run, an RBI, a walk, and a double. The Bucs will try to get the split in an afternoon game on Sunday.

Recap: Out-powered. BUCS LOSE.

You can never score enough runs when you play stacked offensive teams like the Cards, and the Pirates didn't. They clung to a 1-run lead going into the 5th, but the Cardinals took the lead again and that was it for Charlie Morton. Still only down by 1 in the 8th, CH13 sends Tony Watson out instead of a more reliable reliever like Daniel McCutchen or even Jose Veras, and T-Wat gives up a 3-run homer to put any hope of a comeback out of reach. On the positive side, Garrett Jones continued his hot August (.306, 15 RBI) by getting 2 more hits and 2 RBI, and Michael McKenry also went 2 for 3 with a double.