Game 138 Recap-
The Pittsburgh Pirates rallied behind the Brother tandem of Adam and Andy Laroche to defeat the Cincinnati Reds 6-5 Wednesday at Great American Ball Park in Ohio. Adam(1B) and Andy(3b) had back to back rbi singles in the decisive 8th inning after Andy(right) put the Pirates up 4-3 in the 6th. The rally overcame a strong performance by Reds rh Edinson Volquez(16-5,3.12) who struck out 13 in 7 innings.
RH Ross Ohlendorf(1-1,6.26) retired the 1st 8 batters he faced but was touched for 2 runs in the 4th(1b Joey Votto homer, passed ball) and another run in the 5th(Chris Dickerson homer). The youngster,part of the Xavier Nady-Damaso Marte trade, looked good, over 6 innings, he allowed 7 hits and 4 runs(3 earned) with 2 ks and a walk. Closer Matt Capps(3.37) earned his 19th save with a 1-2-3 9th inning,emphasized with a lead off K.
Star of the Game-
The Brothers Laroche- 3 hits and 3 big rbi
Pirates Notes-
4 different batters had 2 hits apiece: LF Nyjer Morgan, CF Nate McLouth, C Ryan Doumit and Adam Laroche… McLouth stole 2 bases and Morgan also had steal..SS Jack Wilson was out with a bruised right finger and Brian Bixler started at SS, going 0 for 4
Next Game-
Thursday day game vs Reds
