The Pirates’ bullpen blew another lead last night, as their September miseries continued. Joe Block has the recap of another disappointing night in St. Louis.
Manager Derek Shelton says the disastrous 7th inning was simple to explain.
Jake Woodford threw 4-2/3 innings, giving up eight hits and four runs. He tried to give the Bucs everything he could after some idle time in Indianapolis.
Rookie Billy Cook was thrilled to hit his first big league home run.
For tonight’s series finale, Luis Ortiz [6-6, 3.45 ERA] pitches for the Pirates against the Cardinals’ Erick Fedde [8-9, 3.45 ERA]. It’s a 6:50 airtime, 7:15 first pitch on WCCS.
INDIANAPOLIS
Endy Rodriguez had two more hits – with a home run – in his Indianapolis rehab stint as the Indians clubbed St. Paul 10-2. Jack Suwinski had three hits, with a home run and former Altoona star Matt Gorski clouted his 22nd homer of the season.
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