Bucs blow lead, lose 9-8 in 10 innings to Reds

Matt Morris made his Pirate debut Saturday and he pitched pretty well going 6.1 innings giving up 4 earned runs(5 total) on 9 hits leaving the game in position for the win but the bullpen let the Reds tie it up and eventually win the game. Matt Morris even got into the act in a game that had 8 home runs, 5 by the Pirates. Matt Capps(BS, 4-5) was the main goat of this game. He came in to pitch the 9th with a 7-6 lead but pinch-hitter Jeff Keppinger(2) led off the inning with a solo homer to tie it up, Capps got out of the inning without giving up another run. After the Pirates failed to score in the 9th, he started the 10 inning off by giving up a single to Brandon Phillips then Adam Dunn hit his 30th home run of the year to make it 9-7. Jack Wilson(6) added a solo homer in the 10th but it wasnt enough as the Pirates lost 9-8. Jason Bay(17), Matt Morris(1), Nate McClouth(4), Ronny Paulino(8), and Wilson(6) hit home runs for the Bucs. Edwin Encarnacion(8), Keppinger(2), and Dunn(30) hit dingers for the Reds. The Bucs are once again 20 games under .500 at 44-64.