The Pittsburgh Pirates lost their second game in a row to the Philadelphia Phillies 10-5 Saturday night in Philly. The Pirates led 5-2 after they batted in the 5th inning but then everything fell apart as Philadelphia had a 8 run bottom of the 5th. Freddy Sanchez hit a 3-run homer(6 HR, 38 RBI) in the 3rd and Xavier Nady was 2 for 4 with 2 RBI's(58). Shane Youman(2-3) took the mound in the fifth with the 3-run lead and then Philly had their big inning. Youman(4 IP, 7R, 6ER, 3BB) quickly loaded the bases, then walked Pat Burrell for the first run, then Jose Castillo couldn't handle a routine groundball off the bat of Wes Helms which scored another run and left the bases loaded. Youman never got an out because right after the error manager pulled him and Jose Castillo and brought in Masumi Kuwata to pitch and Matt Kata to play third. Kuwata then got the first out of the inning, a sacrifice fly by Tadahito Iguchi that scored another run. Then, Chris Coste(2) hit a 3-run homer of his own to clear the bases. But, it wasn't over yet. Kuwata got Rod Barajas to strike out, then gave up a single to Michael Bourn who quickly stole second base(18), Shane Victorino walked before Jimmy Rollins tripled(13) both players home to finish out the scoring for the game.
Typical day at the ballpark for the Pittsburgh Pirates who are now 42-60 and look like are just giving up, especially the starting pitchers who are 2-10 with an ERA over 7.00 since the All-Star break. To say the least, it is really disheartening to be a Pirate fan at the moment. Im sure glad the Steelers start their preseason schedule next Sunday, I don't know how many more Pirate games I can sit through.
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