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Operation Shutdown · 10-29-2003, 12:48 AM

Week 24
This week the Pirates start off with a trip to Montreal for a three game series against the Expos, who are 76-68 and whom the Pirates are 1-2 against this season. The Expos have three decent starters with Javier Vazquez (10-11 4.46), Seung Song (12-11 3.43), and Amaury Telemaco (10-7 3.70). The biggest threat in the lineup comes from RF Vladimir Guerrero who has an average of 0.301 with 40 HRs and 103 RBIs, but they also have Jason Hart (0.289 30 100) and Jeff Kent (0.279 20 60) to back him up in the lineup.

Game 145: Pirates 4 Expos 5
This loss was a real heartbreaker. Bullington did a decent job, giving up four runs, two of which were earned, in six innings of work. Hernandez did quite well, giving up just two runs in eight innings of work. The Pirates tied the game in the ninth, scoring two runs off of Stewart to send the game into extra innings. The Pirates were the first to threaten in the top of the 12th inning. Nady led off with a single, and then one out later Davis singled, and an out after that, Hill reached base on a fielding error by the second baseman, which loaded the bases loaded. Biddle got out of the jam by getting McDougall to ground out back to the mound and end the inning. The next threat didn't come until the bottom of the 14th. Guerrero got on base with a one out single. After he stole second base, Hart was intentionally walked. Guerrero then got caught trying to steal second, but Hart smartly moved to second base on the play. Brad Wilkerson then came through with a clutch single to left field that score Hart and ended the game. Corey was charged with the loss and Smith picked up the win. Vic Butler hit his first career homerun in the game, a solo homerun off of Hernandez in the third inning.

Game 146: Pirates 7 Expos 3
Ponson pitched another pretty good game, limiting the Expos to just three runs despite giving up 10 hits and walking three batters in 7 1/3 innings to earn his 16th win of the season. Telemaco struggled giving up five runs in four innings for the loss. Craig Wilson, Davis and Henson each homered for the Pirates.

Game 147: Pirates 1 Expos 5
Benson didn't have his greatest game, though he gave up just three runs in five innings, but still got the loss. The difference in the game was the great pitching of Rett Johnson, who gave up just one run, a solo homerun to JJ Davis, in 7 2/3 innings of work for the win.

Series Recap: The Pirates managed to win just one out of three games, while the Cubs won three of four from the Brewers and the Phillies split a four game series with the Mets, meaning the Bucs are now 5.5 back of the Cubs and are tied with the Phillies for the wild card.

The Pirates now return home for a three game series against the Brewers who are 57-89 and whom the Pirates are 7-4 against this season. The Brewers starting rotation is pretty weak, with only one starter, Ruben Quevedo (7-5 3.75), below a 4 ERA and three of the five starters above a 5 ERA. Their lineup is a bit better with three big hitters Tony Batista (0.294 25 77), Richie Sexson (0.288 28 93), and Kelly Grams (0.285 26 79), but the rest of the lineup is fairly weak.

Game 148: Pirates 4 Brewers 3
Both starting pitchers did well, as each gave up three runs while Quevedo lasted seven innings, and VanBenSchoten went just 6 1/3 innings and neither starter got a decision. The Pirates won the game in the bottom of the ninth, when McDougall started things off with a one out single off of Strickland. Rodriguez then came into the game and gave up singles to Navarette and Kotsay to load the bases. Rodriguez got lucky when Bobby Hill lined out with a shot right at the third baseman, but the luck was short lived, when with two outs, Nady came through with a game winning single that scored McDougall. Strickland picked up the loss, while Vogelsong picked up the win after throwing two scoreless innings.

Game 149: Pirates 6 Brewers 5
Dave Williams didn't have the greatest start as he gave up five runs, four of them earned, in just 5 1/3 innings, but he was spared the loss. Valdes pitched fairly well, giving up four runs in 7+ innings. The Pirates were trailing 5-3 heading into the bottom of the eighth, but they managed to score three runs in the inning, one off of each Valdes, Adams and Strickland to take over the lead. Mann then pitched a scoreless ninth inning, giving up just one hit, for his 40th save of the season. Strickland got the loss for the Brewers, and Shields got the win, pitching a scoreless eighth inning.

Game 150: Pirates 2 Brewers 4
Bullington did OK in the game, giving up four runs in 7 1/3 innings, but did pick up the loss. The story of the day was former Pirate Oliver Perez's performance as he gave up just two runs in seven innings of work for the win. Brewers' first baseman Prince Fielder hit his first career homerun in the game, a two run shot off of Bullington in the eighth inning, which went on to be the game winner. Rodriguez pitched a 1-2-3 ninth for his 26th save of the season.

Series Recap: Well, two out of three isn't too bad, but it'd have been nice to get the sweep. The Cubs managed just two of three from the Mets as well, so the Bucs remain 5.5 back of them, and the Phillies won just one of three from the Braves, so the Pirates take a one game lead on the wild card, with just 12 games remaining.

Around the league, on Wednesday, Minnesota' Corey Koskie laced five hits against Detroit pitching. On Friday Royals' Ryan Anderson herniated a disc in his back and will miss the next five weeks. On Saturday, Braves fans got very bad news when they learned that ace starter and current leader in the NL in wins with 21, Adam Wainwright will likely miss the remainder of the season with a strained tricep muscle.

BOS 89-59 4
TBD 10.5 GB
TOR 11 GB

MIN 83-66 7
CHW 7 GB

TEX 81-68 11
OAK 2.5 GB
SEA 3 GB

The Devil Rays are leading the AL wild card by just 1/2 game over Oakland and Toronto, 1 game over Seattle, and 3 games over Chicago.

ATL 93-56 9
PHI 4.5 GB

CHC 95-54 8
PIT 5.5 GB

COL 73-77 13
SD 1 GB
ARZ 3.5 GB
SFG 4 GB
LAD 4.5 GB

The Pirates lead the NL wild card race by 1 game over the Phillies, and the next nearest team is the Expos who are 10 games back.

10-29-2003, 12:48 AM	#33
Operation Shutdown All Star Reserve Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Pittsburgh PA Posts: 912	Week 24 This week the Pirates start off with a trip to Montreal for a three game series against the Expos, who are 76-68 and whom the Pirates are 1-2 against this season. The Expos have three decent starters with Javier Vazquez (10-11 4.46), Seung Song (12-11 3.43), and Amaury Telemaco (10-7 3.70). The biggest threat in the lineup comes from RF Vladimir Guerrero who has an average of 0.301 with 40 HRs and 103 RBIs, but they also have Jason Hart (0.289 30 100) and Jeff Kent (0.279 20 60) to back him up in the lineup. Game 145: Pirates 4 Expos 5 This loss was a real heartbreaker. Bullington did a decent job, giving up four runs, two of which were earned, in six innings of work. Hernandez did quite well, giving up just two runs in eight innings of work. The Pirates tied the game in the ninth, scoring two runs off of Stewart to send the game into extra innings. The Pirates were the first to threaten in the top of the 12th inning. Nady led off with a single, and then one out later Davis singled, and an out after that, Hill reached base on a fielding error by the second baseman, which loaded the bases loaded. Biddle got out of the jam by getting McDougall to ground out back to the mound and end the inning. The next threat didn't come until the bottom of the 14th. Guerrero got on base with a one out single. After he stole second base, Hart was intentionally walked. Guerrero then got caught trying to steal second, but Hart smartly moved to second base on the play. Brad Wilkerson then came through with a clutch single to left field that score Hart and ended the game. Corey was charged with the loss and Smith picked up the win. Vic Butler hit his first career homerun in the game, a solo homerun off of Hernandez in the third inning. Game 146: Pirates 7 Expos 3 Ponson pitched another pretty good game, limiting the Expos to just three runs despite giving up 10 hits and walking three batters in 7 1/3 innings to earn his 16th win of the season. Telemaco struggled giving up five runs in four innings for the loss. Craig Wilson, Davis and Henson each homered for the Pirates. Game 147: Pirates 1 Expos 5 Benson didn't have his greatest game, though he gave up just three runs in five innings, but still got the loss. The difference in the game was the great pitching of Rett Johnson, who gave up just one run, a solo homerun to JJ Davis, in 7 2/3 innings of work for the win. Series Recap: The Pirates managed to win just one out of three games, while the Cubs won three of four from the Brewers and the Phillies split a four game series with the Mets, meaning the Bucs are now 5.5 back of the Cubs and are tied with the Phillies for the wild card. The Pirates now return home for a three game series against the Brewers who are 57-89 and whom the Pirates are 7-4 against this season. The Brewers starting rotation is pretty weak, with only one starter, Ruben Quevedo (7-5 3.75), below a 4 ERA and three of the five starters above a 5 ERA. Their lineup is a bit better with three big hitters Tony Batista (0.294 25 77), Richie Sexson (0.288 28 93), and Kelly Grams (0.285 26 79), but the rest of the lineup is fairly weak. Game 148: Pirates 4 Brewers 3 Both starting pitchers did well, as each gave up three runs while Quevedo lasted seven innings, and VanBenSchoten went just 6 1/3 innings and neither starter got a decision. The Pirates won the game in the bottom of the ninth, when McDougall started things off with a one out single off of Strickland. Rodriguez then came into the game and gave up singles to Navarette and Kotsay to load the bases. Rodriguez got lucky when Bobby Hill lined out with a shot right at the third baseman, but the luck was short lived, when with two outs, Nady came through with a game winning single that scored McDougall. Strickland picked up the loss, while Vogelsong picked up the win after throwing two scoreless innings. Game 149: Pirates 6 Brewers 5 Dave Williams didn't have the greatest start as he gave up five runs, four of them earned, in just 5 1/3 innings, but he was spared the loss. Valdes pitched fairly well, giving up four runs in 7+ innings. The Pirates were trailing 5-3 heading into the bottom of the eighth, but they managed to score three runs in the inning, one off of each Valdes, Adams and Strickland to take over the lead. Mann then pitched a scoreless ninth inning, giving up just one hit, for his 40th save of the season. Strickland got the loss for the Brewers, and Shields got the win, pitching a scoreless eighth inning. Game 150: Pirates 2 Brewers 4 Bullington did OK in the game, giving up four runs in 7 1/3 innings, but did pick up the loss. The story of the day was former Pirate Oliver Perez's performance as he gave up just two runs in seven innings of work for the win. Brewers' first baseman Prince Fielder hit his first career homerun in the game, a two run shot off of Bullington in the eighth inning, which went on to be the game winner. Rodriguez pitched a 1-2-3 ninth for his 26th save of the season. Series Recap: Well, two out of three isn't too bad, but it'd have been nice to get the sweep. The Cubs managed just two of three from the Mets as well, so the Bucs remain 5.5 back of them, and the Phillies won just one of three from the Braves, so the Pirates take a one game lead on the wild card, with just 12 games remaining. Around the league, on Wednesday, Minnesota' Corey Koskie laced five hits against Detroit pitching. On Friday Royals' Ryan Anderson herniated a disc in his back and will miss the next five weeks. On Saturday, Braves fans got very bad news when they learned that ace starter and current leader in the NL in wins with 21, Adam Wainwright will likely miss the remainder of the season with a strained tricep muscle. BOS 89-59 4 TBD 10.5 GB TOR 11 GB MIN 83-66 7 CHW 7 GB TEX 81-68 11 OAK 2.5 GB SEA 3 GB The Devil Rays are leading the AL wild card by just 1/2 game over Oakland and Toronto, 1 game over Seattle, and 3 games over Chicago. ATL 93-56 9 PHI 4.5 GB CHC 95-54 8 PIT 5.5 GB COL 73-77 13 SD 1 GB ARZ 3.5 GB SFG 4 GB LAD 4.5 GB The Pirates lead the NL wild card race by 1 game over the Phillies, and the next nearest team is the Expos who are 10 games back. __________________ "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."