The Lineup that produces . . . with mustashes

The Pirates won a big game tonight against the Giants 6-3. Malholm pitched great, as did Meek and Hanrahan. "Doh"tel got the job done, but allowed a run and walked 2. But what I really liked about this game was the line up.

McCutchen led of and went 4 for 5 with a homerun. He hit the first pitch of the game for a double and that set the tone. He scored three times.

Walker was second and he went 2 for 3 with a walk and an RBI, which came on a triple scoring McCutchen.

Doumit was 2 for 3 with a two run homerun and 4 RBIs. He really benefited from having someone behind him in the lineup I think.

Jones was next, playing first base, and he only managed a 1 for 4 night. But having this RBI machine behind Doumit was a boost.

Dwelven Young was playing right field and he hit 5th. Young was 2 for 4. He is partly to blame for Jones not getting a lot of good pitches to hit because they were willing to challenge Young. He was up for it tonight. Outfield is where he belongs as well.

LaRoche was next and he went 0 for 4. The Pirates are not perfect. They have holes.

Milledge was next and in left. He was 1 for 3 with a walk.

Cedano hit 8th and was 0 for 3 with a walk.

The bottom of the order did not produce any runs, and they probably usually won't. Still if Young can hit and Milledge will get streaky they can eek out a few. What I like is that it removed a weak link by putting Jones at first. It also put all of the good hitters right next to each other. What is the point of having LaRoche hit third other than to put an out after Walker and McCutchen who are starting to look like magic together. And Doumit at 6th is crazy. The guy is the vet leader and can get RBIs even if they have to come as sac flies like he did in the 1st Inning. Put them all together and do as much damage as you can. It was enough tonight.