Your Pirates lost a tough one today to the Detroit Tigers by a score of 3-2. Before the game you probably weren't picking the Bucs to win this one anyway mostly because the guy that they were attempting to score runs against, Justin Verlander. If you weren't aware Verlander not only won the AL Cy Young last year, he also won the AL MVP. Thats Crazy.
This game started out as bad as possible for the Pirates when Quintin Berry hit his first career major league home-run in the first inning right after lead-off hitter Austin Jackson singled to start the game, this gave the Tigers an early 2-0 lead. Luckily for the Pirates Kevin Correia bounced back nicely after this going 6IP, 3ER, 1ER, 4SO, 1HR.
Just when the Pirates looked like they didn't stand a chance against Verlander Jones excited the crowd by hitting a two run shot to tie the game at two in the seventh. Disappointingly the Pirates lost the lead the very next inning when Chris Resop allowed a single to right field to score Quintin Berry from second with two outs. Cruz came in for an one-two-three inning in the ninth, but the Pirates were unable to score off of Verlander who threw his second complete game of the year against the Pirates.
The Pirates still took two out of three in this one and went four and two during the home-stand so all in all this was a pretty good past few days for the Bucs. The Pirates will head on the road tomorrow to face the Phillies in a four game set in which they will enter five games above .500 and just one game out of first place. The Phillies are one of those teams who have under-performed to this point in the year so it will be interesting to see how the Pirates do. I know I told you this the other day but seriously #VoteCutch.
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