Pirates 3, Cards 1

The Pittsburgh Pirates defeated the St. Louis Cardinals on Wednesday by a score of 3-1. The Pirates drew first blood in the Bottom of the 1st on a 2 run shot by Ike Davis that hit the speaker in Center field. The Cards cut the lead in half in the Top of the 3rd on a solo shot by Matt Holiday. The Pirates would get that run back in the Bottom half on a Sac Fly by Andrew McCutchen. That would be it for the scoring as both Jeff Locke and Adam Wainwright were solid from there on out. Locke pitched 7.1 innings of 1 run ball to improve to 6-3, while Wainwright fell to 15-9 despite allowing a respectable 3 runs over 6 innings. Mark Melancon pitched a scoreless 9th for his 24th save. The Pirates are now 69-64 on the season, 4 games back of 1st place Brewers and 2 games back of a wildcard spot.

Alvarez's 2 Homeruns Propel Pirates to 10-2 romp over Brewers

The Pittsburgh Pirates defeated the Milwaukie Brewers on Saturday night by a score of 10-2. Milwaukie drew first blood in the 2nd with a solo dinger by Scoter Gennett. They would increase their lead in the 3rd when Khirs Davis hit a double, scoring Aramis Ramirez. That would be it for Milwaukie offensively. The Pirates took the lead in the next half inning with a 3 run blast by Pedro Alvarez. They would add on in the 4th when a double by Neil Walker scored Travis Snider. Later that inning, Russell Martin would bust the game open with a 3 run dinger, followed by another Alvarez bomb 1 batter later. The Pirates would add on 2 more runs on 2 singles by Walker. The 10 run outburst was more then enough for Edinson Volquez, as he allowed just the 2 runs over 5.2 innings despite allowing 11 hits. The win moved the Pirates to within 4 games of Milwaukie in the division and 1.5 games back of a wildcard spot. With a lot of baseball left to be played, a lot can happen between now and the end of the season. That's all for tonight, thanks for reading.