Bucs Get Crushed 9-0

The Pirates struggled again against Chris Young(6-3). The San Diego hurler pitched 7 innings of scoreless ball, only giving up 4 hits and 1 walk, while striking out 7. He lowered his ERA to 2.42. Paul Maholm didnt pitch too bad. Maholm pitched 7 and 2/3 innings giving up 4 runs. Local player Josh Sharpless(Freedom,PA) gave up 2 runs in the 9th. Khalil Greene hit his 7th homer for the Padres(30-22). The Pirates are now 23-29. The good news is Milwaukee lost to Atlanta 9-3, so the Bucs are still 5.5 games back in the NL Central. The Bucs are percentage points above the Cubs for 2nd place