The Pittsburgh Pirates met their match today when they traveled to Milwaukee to face the Brewers. On the mound for the Pirates today was A.J. Burnett, their star pitcher that came over from the New York Yankees. Burnett had won nine consecutive games, despite the no decision he had on july 8, against the Houston Astros. On the other side the Brewers had Yovani Gallardo, who has had a decent year with a record of 8-6.
You would think by looking at who's pitching and at both lineups, that the pirates would have an easy win. But think again. The Pirates struck first blood as Andrew McCutchen hit a solo shot off of Gallardo, to get his fifth home run in four games. Despite the home run Gallardo had a very solid performance striking out a career high of 14 out of the 17 Pirates who went down on strikes. The Brewers weren't phased at all as they scored four runs in the sixth, that started with a Pirate error, and led to Nyjer Morgan coming home from second. The Brewers held strong for the rest of the game, as they won 4-1, shocking the Pirates.
Burnett seemed pretty disappointed after the game, receiving his first loss in 9 straight decisions. ""That's probably the best stuff I've had in a long time," Burnett said.
"I tried to minimize the damage the best I could, but a couple runs in
the sixth, that's the ballgame."(By JR Radcliffe / Special to MLB.com).
The Pirates will be heading to Colorado tomorrow, July 16, to face the Rockies at 8:40 p.m., While the Brewers will be getting prepared to take on the St. Louis Cardinals at there home field tomorrow, July 16, at 8:10 p.m.
Do you think this win will motivate the Brewers and turn their season around to make the playoffs? After his loss today, how good do you think A.J. Burnett will pitch in his next start?
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