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moore4807 · 06-13-2020, 08:17 AM

Actually Game #19, not #18...

How sweep it is! Winning all three games vs. the Diamondbacks makes our team look a whole lot better in the standings. I have a nitpick problem with Manager Brian Esposito leaving Jimmy Nelson out there for too long. I want 95 pitch counts on all the starters to limit the wear and tear on them. Nelson got tired and anyone could see on the two long homers he gave up, Nelson didn't have bite on them. He labored through the seventh inning and only CF Hamilton's eighth inning homer gave him the win here.

Pitching Report - SP Jimmy Nelson (7 IP, 6H, 4ER, 1BB, 6K's 3HRA) was good until the end, when he was left in too long and the Diamondbacks took advantage of that. RP Archie Bradley (2 IP, 0H 0R, 0BB, 1K) secured his fourth save with two scoreless innings of relief.

Batting Report - LF Andrew Toles (3/5 2B, 2HR, 3R, 2RBI) is En Fuego!!! He decimated the SP for Arizona with two long bombs to RF putting the Pirates on top early. 2B Eric Sogard (3/4, 2R, 1RBI) and SS Jose Iglesias (2/4, 1R) also had a multi-hit games. The best was saved for last, as the Diamondbacks scratched their way back to tie the game in the seventh inning, CF Billy Hamilton took a 1-1 pitch 450 feet over the right center wall for his first homer of the year and restored the Pirates lead. Hamilton when asked for his reaction said, " I was watching Andy Toles steal all the limelight, we cant have that in the locker room!" As Toles jumped in the interview he replied " I don't want ALL the attention", laughing the two hugged briefly and separated back to their respective lockers.

The team is forced to wait at the airport as a plane had to make an emergency landing and was blocking one of the runways. The team doesn't arrive at Los Angeles airport until almost ten pm. This puts the team in a sour mood, ruining the good vibe they had earlier.

In MLB news; former Pirate 2B Jose Pirela got into a scrap with Cincinnati SP Sonny Gray over a bean ball incident. Pirela was not seriously injured and he will face a three game suspension while SP Grey will face a six game suspension.

06-13-2020, 08:17 AM	#57
moore4807 All Star Starter Join Date: May 2002 Location: Punta Gorda FL. Posts: 1,389	Game #18 vs. Arizona Box Score and MLB news Actually Game #19, not #18... How sweep it is! Winning all three games vs. the Diamondbacks makes our team look a whole lot better in the standings. I have a nitpick problem with Manager Brian Esposito leaving Jimmy Nelson out there for too long. I want 95 pitch counts on all the starters to limit the wear and tear on them. Nelson got tired and anyone could see on the two long homers he gave up, Nelson didn't have bite on them. He labored through the seventh inning and only CF Hamilton's eighth inning homer gave him the win here. Pitching Report - SP Jimmy Nelson (7 IP, 6H, 4ER, 1BB, 6K's 3HRA) was good until the end, when he was left in too long and the Diamondbacks took advantage of that. RP Archie Bradley (2 IP, 0H 0R, 0BB, 1K) secured his fourth save with two scoreless innings of relief. Batting Report - LF Andrew Toles (3/5 2B, 2HR, 3R, 2RBI) is En Fuego!!! He decimated the SP for Arizona with two long bombs to RF putting the Pirates on top early. 2B Eric Sogard (3/4, 2R, 1RBI) and SS Jose Iglesias (2/4, 1R) also had a multi-hit games. The best was saved for last, as the Diamondbacks scratched their way back to tie the game in the seventh inning, CF Billy Hamilton took a 1-1 pitch 450 feet over the right center wall for his first homer of the year and restored the Pirates lead. Hamilton when asked for his reaction said, " I was watching Andy Toles steal all the limelight, we cant have that in the locker room!" As Toles jumped in the interview he replied " I don't want ALL the attention", laughing the two hugged briefly and separated back to their respective lockers. The team is forced to wait at the airport as a plane had to make an emergency landing and was blocking one of the runways. The team doesn't arrive at Los Angeles airport until almost ten pm. This puts the team in a sour mood, ruining the good vibe they had earlier. In MLB news; former Pirate 2B Jose Pirela got into a scrap with Cincinnati SP Sonny Gray over a bean ball incident. Pirela was not seriously injured and he will face a three game suspension while SP Grey will face a six game suspension. Attached Images Last edited by moore4807; 06-13-2020 at 08:20 AM.