May 30, 2009
Pirates 7, Astros 4
Astros official site
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
W: Karstens L: Wandy S: Capps
PITTSBURGH (SnS) – The hapless Astros fell to the happy-ass Pirates in pretty PNC Park here Saturday evening, 7-4. The Pirates jumped to a lead in the first, with base hits falling everywhere, and they never looked back. The Astros attempted at a dramatic ninth inning rally when the Pirates bullpen appeared to start coming apart at the seams, but at no time did the comeback seem like anything other than a perfunctory effort, and never really possible. And predictably, it fell short.
One-Game Win Streak is: Over.
Wandy was: Wild. Wafting the ball in there. He got walloped, then was wiped out.
Backe is: Back. Beat up. Bullshit.
Offense is: Off. Out to lunch. Only hitting on three cylinders. Out of gas. Asthetically offensive.
Highlights of the game came from JD. First an Iron City Light reference, reminding this reporter of some wasted nights down in the Mon Valley, out in Coal Center and Charleroi, and like that. Then the Astros color man served up a Roger Whitaker reset, which you just don’t get on many MLB telecasts. Deshaies saved me, because the game otherewise basically sucked.
And it went downhill from there.
Alyson – sweet, departed Alyson – was on the post-game show. So there was that.
Anyway, be sure and tune in to tomorrow’s series finale. Ennui will eventually ensue.
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