Pirates Streak Snapped With 2-0 Loss To Tigers
After a season high four-game winning streak, the Pirates had the opportunity to make it five in a row as well as a chance to get back to that .500 mark Sunday afternoon over at PNC Park. The pitching was again solid, but Paul Maholm continues to be the victim of no run support when he takes the mound as the Bucs fell to the Detroit Tigers 2-0.
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Tigers snap 5-game skid with 2-0 win over Pirates
The Detroit Tigers still aren’t scoring much. For one afternoon, Rick Porcello made sure it didn’t matter. The 22-year-old right-hander shut down the Pittsburgh Pirates on Sunday, allowing just one hit over eight innings as the Tigers ended a five-game losing streak with a 2-0 win. “He kept the ball on the ground pretty good,” Detroit manager Jim Leyland said.
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Pirates 10, Tigers 1
Times wires Friday, May 20, 2011 Pirates 10, Tigers 1 PITTSBURGH — Neil Walker homered and drove in a career-high five in the Pirates’ third consecutive win (matching their longest win streak of the year). Walker’s two-run double capped a six-run sixth, and he added a three-run homer in the ninth. Pittsburgh’s Jeff Karstens retired the first 14 batters he faced in his best start of the season.
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