Recap: The Joker. BUCS WIN.

<p><b>Reds 3, Pirates 4</b><br>
Josh Harrison was a home run short of the cycle (4 for 5) and Neil Walker went 3 for 4 with a double as the Pirates held on to beat the Reds and earned the Win for Brad Lincoln. The runs for the most part were as a result of sacrifice flies, which is fine, but Jason Jaramillo hit what turned out to be the game-winning single in the 3rd to score Neil Walker. The Pirates survived several Reds rally attempts to hold onto the victory. Jason Grilli recorded the save due to Joel Hanrahan having the night off. The Bucs will look for the sweep in the last day game of the season.</p>

Recap: Mac in the Rain. BUCS WIN.

Ryan Doumit has been on fire since his injury, and this time he went 3 for 4 with 2 doubles. J-Mac lasted 7.1 innings, and has pitched very well in his last 5 or so starts. Derrek Lee continues to crush balls, although admittedly it's a small sample size since he came to the Bucs. Josh Harrison continues to just get hits. The Bucs have won 3 of 4.

Recap: Squander. BUCS LOSE.

Have to admit I didn't watch this game at all, but just from the box score you can see that the Bucs blew 2 separate 1-run leads for about the 3056th time this series. Josh Harrison was pretty much the highlight of the Bucs' offense, going 2 for 4 with a double. Jeff Karstens had one of his worst outings of the year, lasting just 3.2 and allowing 5 ER. At least the schedule ahead looks a little easier.