Malholm wins, Big time series

Malholm won for the Pirates. Walker got more RBI's and Wood hit a long ball. Tim Wood was good, and Hanrahan nailed it down again. He probably will be the All Star representative. In the end, this was a disappointing split for the Pirates. They are better than the Mets and have to take care of them. Still, we had a weak group with no real catcher and Harrison getting hurt as well. McCutchen sat this game out for a day of rest, although he pinch hit, got a hit and helped the Pirates hold on to win.

Michael McHenry is our new catcher. He looked okay. It is unclear who we have given up for this guy, but I will take what I can get at this point. Let us hope he can add something.

These next two series are very important for the Pirates. The Cardinals have been slumping. Despite a bad series the Pirates are only 5 games out. The Astros are horrible. We have to beat them. The Indians are above .500, but are slumping and we can take advantage of that. If we can get a good 4 out of 6 or even better 5 out of 6, we will be above .500 and making a series run at the post season.

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