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Operation Shutdown · 10-02-2003, 09:12 PM

Week 12
The Pirates activated Dave Williams from the 60-day DL. He was placed on the 40-man roster and will play in AAA Nashville. He has one option year remaining. The Pirates return home this week with a 3-game series against the the Expos, who are currently 40-29 and atop the NL East, and then play three games against the Indians, who are 32-38.

Game 69: Pirates 2 Expos 5 Baseball Cap Day at PNC Park
Nothing much exciting, Suppan went five innings giving up five runs, four earned, in five innings pitched. El Duque pitched a great game giving up just 2 runs in eight innings. Stewart pitched a 1-2-3 ninth to pick up his 16th save of the year.

Game 70: Pirates 4 Expos 3
The Pirates finally ended their 8 game losing streak by coming from behind to win in the ninth. Starter D'Amico had a decent outing, giving up three runs, two earned, in 6 2/3 innings. Expos starter Tony Armas Jr. did even better, giving up just two runs, neither of which were earned in 7 1/3 innings. In the bottom of the ninth with two outs, Jack Wilson singled to center field. Cota then hit a pinch hit double down the left field line scoring Wilson. Kotsay then singled to right, and Cota beat the throw home from Vlad to score the game winning run. Jim Mann picked up the win for the Pirates, and Stewart got the loss for the Expos.

Game 71: Pirates 2 Expos 8
Another losing effort by the Pirates. Starter Benson gave up five runs in five innings picking up the loss. Expos starter Seung Song pitched very well giving up just two runs in eight innings of work. Craig Wilson and Aramis Ramirez each hit solo homeruns.

Series Recap: Except for the comback game, the Pirates offense was pretty lackluster against the Expos.

Game 72: Pirates 8 Indians 9
The Pirates finally got to Indians starter Jason Phillips in the seventh inning, scoring 8 runs, 7 of which were earned, in his 6 2/3 innings pitched. However he got the win, as Jason Phillips lead the Indians offense going three for three with a HR and 3 RBI's. 6 of those runs came off starter Oliver Perez, who pitched only 2 2/3 innings. 1 run came off of Beimel and the other 2 came off of Torres. The Pirates tried to mount a comeback in the ninth. Stairs lead off with a walk, but then Ramirez grounded into a double play. Brian Anderson then walked Reggie Sanders and was pulled in favor of Dave Burba. Mackowiak hit a pinch hit single putting runners at the corners with two outs. Burba, however got pinch hitter JR House to strike out and end the inning and pick up the save.

Game 73: Pirates 4 Indians 9
Fogg had yet another poor outing and picked up his 10th loss of the season, giving up 6 runs in five innings. Corey gave up one run and Beimel gave up two. Indians starter Cliff Lee picked up his first career win, giving up just two runs in 6 innings.

Game 74: Pirates 4 Indians 3
The Pirates managed to mount another comeback in the ninth inning to win the game. Starter Jeff Suppan pitched 7 innings giving up just two runs, while Indians starter Baez gave up just one run through 6 innings. With the Indians leading 2-1 entering the ninth inning, the Indians added one insurance run when after two outs, Brandon Phillips singled home Victor Martinez off of Torres. The Indians then brought in Riske to face the Pirates in the ninth. He got Matt Stairs to ground out, but that would be the last out he'd get. Rivera singled to center, and House followed with his own single, and both runners advanced a base on a fielding error by the left fielder. Nunez then hit a pinch hit single, scoring Rivera and moving House to third. Mackowiak then hit another single scoring House, and moving Nunez to third. Kotsay then followed with his own single to right-center scoring Nunez. The Pirates managed to score 3 runs off of five singles in the bottom of the ninth to win it.

Series Recap: There were two real close ones, with the Indians coming out on top in one, and the Pirates in the other.

Around the league, on Friday Chicago White Sox starter Mark Buehrle pitched a no-hit shutout against the Cubs, while striking out six and walking three, and leading the Sox to a 2-0 win over the Cubs. Also that day, Angels starter John Lackey pulled his tricep muscle and will miss the next nine weeks. On Saturday, Met's starter Steve Trachsel pitched a two-hit shutout against the Yankees, as the Mets won the game 3-0.

10-02-2003, 09:12 PM	#19
Operation Shutdown All Star Reserve Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Pittsburgh PA Posts: 912	Week 12 The Pirates activated Dave Williams from the 60-day DL. He was placed on the 40-man roster and will play in AAA Nashville. He has one option year remaining. The Pirates return home this week with a 3-game series against the the Expos, who are currently 40-29 and atop the NL East, and then play three games against the Indians, who are 32-38. Game 69: Pirates 2 Expos 5 Baseball Cap Day at PNC Park Nothing much exciting, Suppan went five innings giving up five runs, four earned, in five innings pitched. El Duque pitched a great game giving up just 2 runs in eight innings. Stewart pitched a 1-2-3 ninth to pick up his 16th save of the year. Game 70: Pirates 4 Expos 3 The Pirates finally ended their 8 game losing streak by coming from behind to win in the ninth. Starter D'Amico had a decent outing, giving up three runs, two earned, in 6 2/3 innings. Expos starter Tony Armas Jr. did even better, giving up just two runs, neither of which were earned in 7 1/3 innings. In the bottom of the ninth with two outs, Jack Wilson singled to center field. Cota then hit a pinch hit double down the left field line scoring Wilson. Kotsay then singled to right, and Cota beat the throw home from Vlad to score the game winning run. Jim Mann picked up the win for the Pirates, and Stewart got the loss for the Expos. Game 71: Pirates 2 Expos 8 Another losing effort by the Pirates. Starter Benson gave up five runs in five innings picking up the loss. Expos starter Seung Song pitched very well giving up just two runs in eight innings of work. Craig Wilson and Aramis Ramirez each hit solo homeruns. Series Recap: Except for the comback game, the Pirates offense was pretty lackluster against the Expos. Game 72: Pirates 8 Indians 9 The Pirates finally got to Indians starter Jason Phillips in the seventh inning, scoring 8 runs, 7 of which were earned, in his 6 2/3 innings pitched. However he got the win, as Jason Phillips lead the Indians offense going three for three with a HR and 3 RBI's. 6 of those runs came off starter Oliver Perez, who pitched only 2 2/3 innings. 1 run came off of Beimel and the other 2 came off of Torres. The Pirates tried to mount a comeback in the ninth. Stairs lead off with a walk, but then Ramirez grounded into a double play. Brian Anderson then walked Reggie Sanders and was pulled in favor of Dave Burba. Mackowiak hit a pinch hit single putting runners at the corners with two outs. Burba, however got pinch hitter JR House to strike out and end the inning and pick up the save. Game 73: Pirates 4 Indians 9 Fogg had yet another poor outing and picked up his 10th loss of the season, giving up 6 runs in five innings. Corey gave up one run and Beimel gave up two. Indians starter Cliff Lee picked up his first career win, giving up just two runs in 6 innings. Game 74: Pirates 4 Indians 3 The Pirates managed to mount another comeback in the ninth inning to win the game. Starter Jeff Suppan pitched 7 innings giving up just two runs, while Indians starter Baez gave up just one run through 6 innings. With the Indians leading 2-1 entering the ninth inning, the Indians added one insurance run when after two outs, Brandon Phillips singled home Victor Martinez off of Torres. The Indians then brought in Riske to face the Pirates in the ninth. He got Matt Stairs to ground out, but that would be the last out he'd get. Rivera singled to center, and House followed with his own single, and both runners advanced a base on a fielding error by the left fielder. Nunez then hit a pinch hit single, scoring Rivera and moving House to third. Mackowiak then hit another single scoring House, and moving Nunez to third. Kotsay then followed with his own single to right-center scoring Nunez. The Pirates managed to score 3 runs off of five singles in the bottom of the ninth to win it. Series Recap: There were two real close ones, with the Indians coming out on top in one, and the Pirates in the other. Around the league, on Friday Chicago White Sox starter Mark Buehrle pitched a no-hit shutout against the Cubs, while striking out six and walking three, and leading the Sox to a 2-0 win over the Cubs. Also that day, Angels starter John Lackey pulled his tricep muscle and will miss the next nine weeks. On Saturday, Met's starter Steve Trachsel pitched a two-hit shutout against the Yankees, as the Mets won the game 3-0. __________________ "And Shepherds we shall be, For thee, my Lord, for thee. Power hath descended forth from Thy hand, Our feet may swiftly carry out Thy commands. So we shall flow a river forth to Thee, And teeming with souls shall it ever be. In Nomeni Patri Et Fili Spiritus Sancti."