Saturday, March 15, 2008

Pirates vs. Blue Jays, bottom of fifth

Hector Carrasco has replaced Snell on the mound. The Pirates probably would have liked to see Snell go five innings, but he already had thrown 75 pitches.
Neil Walker just booted an easy grounder by Alex Rios. Not the way to start an inning.
Another boot on a check-swing grounder off the bat of Vernon Wells, this one by second baseman Josh (not Jack) Wilson.
Josh wanted to scoop it, tag Rios and throw to first, but instead the ball clanged off Wilson's glove.
Carrasco is hoping manager John Russell noticed he got two ground balls.
Well, Walker and Wilson just atoned. Walker flagged Rolen's bouncer to start a 5-4-3 double play, keeping it close.
The Big Hurt literally looks twice as big as Carrasco -- but the hurler has the slingshot.
Thomas looks at strike three, lowering his spring average to .074 and making me wonder. ...

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