The Pirates and the Indians both came into this game on three game losing streaks, but, unfortunately for Bucco fans, it would not be the Pirates that ended their streak tonight.
James McDonald took the hill for the Pirates in this one, and continued to prove himself as the Pirates ace. J. Mac went 6 innings giving up 1 earned on three hits, and striking out 5. But, the real story in this game was the lack of offense for the Pirates.
The Pirates were shutout, picking up 5 hits, and stranded 7. Every player in the Bucco lineup, except Casey McGhee struck out at least once tonight. McGhee has been lighting it up in June so far hitting .357 with 2 homeruns, one of the few bright spots in the Pirates lineup right now.
All in all, it's been a rough few days for Pirates fans, and it feels like deja vu from last year after we were in first. I am confident though that the team can hopefully fix their mistakes, and prevent falling off like they did last year.
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