Recap: One Bad Inning. BUCS SWEPT.

For the second night in a row, the Pirates held the Marlins to scoring in only one inning. And in both cases, that inning doomed them. This time, there were no XBH for the Bucs, and only Jason Jaramillo coming in for the injured (again) Ryan Doumit was able to gain more than 1 hit (he was 2 for 2). 10 wins seems to avoid every Bucco starter not named Kevin Correia like the plague. The Pirates did not win a single game against the Marlins all season, yet the Fish came into this series with a record that was 2 games WORSE than the Pirates! Sigh. Up next is the end of the homestand as the Cards come to town for the last time this year. The Pirates can only lose one more game all year to avoid Season 19, but I don't really see that happening.

Recap: McClutchen. BUCS WIN.

For the second game in a row, the Bucs were down to the Astros 4-1. This time they left themselves more than 3 outs to get back in it. Andrew McCutchen hit a 3-run homer, his second of the game, to tie it at 4. Then, in the 8th inning, Jason Jaramillo of all people singled in the winning run on a crazy play that lead to an inning-ending double play with Jaramillo out trying to stretch a double and Ryan Doumit out at home after Jaramillo was caught in a rundown. No worries though, as Hammertime needed only 10 pitches to record 1 K and 3 outs for his 36th save of the season. Off day today, then the Fish come to town for a 3-game set.