Canyon, Part V. Bucs SWEPT

	R	H	E	LOB
	2	4	1	6
	8	11	0	6

The Pirates just cannot win in Houston this year. They are 0-9 there and 2-10 overall against the Astros this year. They have one more series against them in late September, but I'm not optimistic about their chances.

They had 4 hits in this contest, which in 95% of baseball games is not good enough to get a win. Russell has started messing with the lineup order, but if anything, they're playing worse than they were before.

Jeff Karstens went 5.2 IP, allowing 7 H, 5 R/ER, 0 BB, 5 Ks, and 0 HRs. He was pitching very well until he got rocked for 4 runs in the 6th. Daniel McCutchen and Chan Ho Park allowed 3 more to round out the suck.

There were no players with multi-hit games, and no extra-base hits. Tabata, Walker, Milledge, and Snyder had the only hits for the Bucs.

The Race For Last™

Arizona: Lost 5-3.
Baltimore: Lost 3-2.
Cleveland: Won 9-1.
Kansas City: Won 1-0.
Seattle: Lost 9-1.

The current standings:

Team	W	L
Pittsburgh	39	78
Baltimore	41	77
Seattle	46	72
Arizona	47	72
Cleveland	49	69
Kansas City	49	69

Eyes on the prize, Bucco fans.