Game 1
The
first game looked like a pitching duel and it didn't disappoint. AJ
Burnett started for the Bucs while Wily Peralta got the ball for the
Brewers. The Bucs struck first in the bottom of the 4th Garrett Jones
doubled and then Pedro Alvarez doubled home Jones. The game remained
1-0 until the top of the 9th and the Pirates closer was facing Ryan
Braun. Hanrahan came home with his best stuff a 97 mile fastball and
Braun tattooed it into the left field seats to tie the game at 1. The
game would go extra frames. Neither team could score until the bottom
of the 14th. Pedro Alvarez singled to start the inning. Jody Mercer
pinch ran for Alvarez. The Pirates played a perfect hit and run as
Walker singled to right sending Mercer to 3rd base with the winning run
and nobody out. Clint Barmes was intentionally walked to load up the
bases. Michael McKenry worked the count and took ball four to force in
the winning run giving the Bucs a much hard fought victory over the
Brewers 2-1.
Game 2
This game was all Brewers as they
jumped on James McDonald for 5 runs in the first 3 innings. The hitting
barrage would continue as the Brewers coasted home to a 9-3 victory.
Yovani Gallardo picked up the win going 5 innings only giving up 2
runs. There was 5 homeruns hit in this game with 3 by the Bucs and 2 by
the Brewers. Aramis Ramirez had 3 hits and 3 rbi's.
Game 3
This was it as this game would
decide the series winner. The Bucs sent Wandy Rodriguez to the hill
while the Brewers countered with Marco Estrada. The Brewers got the
game's first run as Jonathon Lucroy singled home Juan Segura to give
them a quick 1-0 lead. The Pirates struck right back in the top of the
4th as Pedro Alvarez homered to tie the game at 1-1. This looked like a
repeat of game 1. The game remained tied until the 8th inning. The
Pirates had a rally going as Alex Presley stood on 2nd base and Andrew
McCutchen was up to bat. The Brewers had Manny Parra on the hill with
1st base open. Parra was allowed to pitch to McCutchen. I guess the
Brewers weren't playing the percentages as McCutchen murdered lefties in
2012 with a .392 batting average and .677 slugging percentage. You can
only guess what happened. McCutchen drove a pitch into the right
center bleachers to give the Pirates a 3-1 lead with a two run shot.
Well that was pretty much it as Joel Hanrahan closed out the 9th this
time giving the Bucs the series win. This was a very good series full
of suspense, rally noise, and plate music all courtesy of the new
version. I am really impressed with the new version. Neil Walker hit .545 and was elected series MVP.
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