Game 77 Recap-
The Pittsburgh Pirates punished the New York Yankees 12-5 to open a 3 game interleague series marking a rematch of the 1960 World Series. That series was won by the Pirates in 7 thrilling games on walk off home run by Hall of Fame 2b Bill Mazeroski, who threw out the 1st pitch tonight. The Pirates clearly enjoyed the atmosphere and came out fired up,”It was perfect,” Jason Bay said. “We got a lot of hits, scored a lot of runs, had a great crowd. That was a blast.”
The Pirates jumped all over Yankees starter, right hander youngster Darrell Rasner( 4-5,4.50). He pitched 5 painful innings, allowing 10 hits and 7 runs with 4 Ks. 3b Jose(2 run) Bautista(wears Mazeroski’s #19) and C Ryan(solo) Doumit hit homers off him.
Pirates veteran LH Tom Gorzelanny(6-6,6.43) pitched well, going 6 solid innings while allowing 6 hits and 3 runs with 5 walks and 2 Ks. Relievers RH Tyler Yates(3.62), LH Damaso Marte(3.11) & RH Franquelis Osoria(5.96, allowed a run homer to RF Bobby Abreu) finished up for the Pirates.
“There was no special pixie dust for this one,” Pirates Manager John Russell said. “But it was a great night. The fans were into it, they had a lot of fun and the players fed off that.”
Star of the Game-
Doumit— HUGE impact in this lineup, needed heavily with RF Xavier Nady on the DL… hitting .350 with 10 homeruns and 24 RBi
Pirates Notes-
Pittsburgh had been the only ML team never to beat the Yankees in the regular season…Every starter had a hit and they tied the season high with 19 hits(set vs St Louis May 31)…Doumit, 2b Freddy Sanchez & 1b Adam Laroche had 3 hits a piece to lead the club
Next Game-
Wednesday,7:05 PNC Park
Pirates LH Zach Duke(4-4,3.91) vs Yankees RH Joba Chamberlain(1-2,2.39)
June 25th, 2008 at 12:22 pm
It’s always good to see the Yanks get pummeled, even if I’m not a Pirates fan. I prefer that Purple promoter Torii Hunter and his boys, but if Pittsburgh can get the job done, more power to ‘em!