Sunday, May 23, 2010

Pirate troubles end . . . for a day

The Pirates lost Saturday night, and the reason why was because they cannot get the clutch hit. 14 runners left on base is a lot. Big opportunites that came up empty in 6th, 7th, and 8th. In fact at least one of our runs on Saturday was because of a sacrifice fly. No clutch hitting at all. Coach played Jarmillo rather than Doumit because of the day game on Sunday. It turned out to be genius.

Doumit was the star of Sunday win. He went three for five with two RBIs including the 10th inning solo shot that ended the game. The Pirates showed that they can squeak out wins against top quality opponnents. Doumit did what he needs to do which is hit big shots and get the RBIs that the Pirates could not get on Saturday. McCutchen went two for four to increase his average to .323. Duke pitched well, but the save was blown by Evan Meek. The bullpen then held the Braves until Doumit's big hit, which gave Ocatvio "Doh"tel the victory.

The Pirates now need to prove they can beat quality opponnents by beating the Reds in Cinncy in this crucial upcoming series.

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