Series Preview: The Mets

Current record: 19-22, 3rd place in NL Central, 3.0 games back Up Next: New York Mets, 22-19, 4th place in NL East, 5.5 games back Season Series: 0-0, First time playing. Notes: The Mets come to the ‘Burgh for the only time this season. New York features a decent offense and below average pitching staff. [...]

Marlins & Nationals Wrap Up

Scores: Monday: 3-2 Win at Miami. Lincoln efficient and effective. Box score. Tuesday: 6-2 Loss at Miami. Correia falls apart in 4th. Box score. Wednesday: 7-4 Loss at Washington. Old Bucs beating current Bucs. Box score. Thursday: 5-3 Win at Washington. McDonald & McCutchen lead the way. Box score. Season Record: 18-20, 3rd place in [...]

Series Preview: The Nationals

Note: The series recap for the Marlins series will be combined with the series recap for this Nationals series so that the data will have a broader base. Current record: 17-19, 3rd place in NL Central, 4.0 games back Up Next: Washington Nationals, 22-14, 2nd place in NL East, 0.5 games back Season Series: The [...]

Astros Wrap Up

Scores: Friday: 1-0 Loss vs Houston. Great pitching, no clutch hitting. Box score. Saturday: 5-2 Win vs Houston. Good team win. Box score. Sunday: 3-2 Win vs Houston. Tie in the ninth, win in extras. Box score. Season Record: 16-18, 3rd place in NL Central, 4 games back Notes: With any offensive execution at all [...]

Where’s the Scoring?

Strong pitching and missed opportunities were the story of last night’s game. The Pirates had a runner on third and no outs in the fourth AND bases loaded with no outs in the sixth and failed to score each time. There’s no excuse for not scoring in both situations. Even worse, they completely wasted a [...]

Series Preview: The Astros

Current record: 14-17, 3rd place (tie) in NL Central, 6.0 games back Up Next: Houston Astros, 14-17, 3rd place (tie) in NL Central, 6.0 games back The battle for 3rd place begins tonight! What, not exciting enough? Then tune in to see 22-yr old Jose Altuve, who’s really fast and has been the surprise best [...]