Pirates vs. Reds, top of fourth

Richie Gardner, who lives in Sarasota, has replaced Cueto on the mound. Gardner gave up an infield single to Jack Wilson, and a force out and a wild pitch sent Wilson to third.
Jason Bay just hammered a hanging 3-1 pitch into left-center for a run-scoring double. Maybe the big guy from Trail, British Columbia is getting untracked.
Third-base coach Tony Beasley just held Bay at third on a LaRoche single, but Gardner isn't fooling anyone. He walked Ronny Paulino to load the bases and appears to be auditioning for a role in a remake of "The Incredible Shrinking Man" before our eyes.
Like shooting fish in a barrel, Steve Pearce lines a two-run single to left, pulling the Pirates within 4-3.
Anybody out there get the Western Encore channel? I've heard Rifleman star Chuck Connors was a pretty fair prospect in his day, but he couldn't catch up to a good fastball.
Neil Walker just reached out and lined a double to left for two runs and a 5-4 Pirates lead. These teams combined for 23 runs Saturday, and it looks as if they might pass that today.
After a walk to Luis Rivas, Reds manager Dusty Baker is making a slow walk to the mound. Time to pull the plug on Gardner.
Please somebody, anybody, tell me -- where did Cotton-Eyed Joe come from? And how did that become the song du jour at every ballpark in the south during pitching changes (actually, I kinda like it).
Wilson is coming up for the second time this inning. Beers at this park are $6 and peanuts are $3.75.
Thirty-something years ago, you could bring your own beer into Al Lang Stadium in St. Petersburg for minor-league games. Is everything based on profit, I ask rhetorically?
Jon Adkins is the new Reds pitcher. His brother Tim, a former Rays guy, is the pitching coach at Marshall. Wilson has fouled off four 3-2 pitches in a row, make it five, make it six, make it seven, make it eight. Souvenir hunters, rejoice.
Finally, Jack lines a two-run single to left, making it 7-4. That's a guy who knows what he's doing. Pittsburgh has seven runs in this inning alone -- about the number of points Steelers fans expect from Ben Roethlisberger per quarter after he signed that massive contract.
The way these things always seem to go, Freddy Sanchez grounded out to make two outs in the inning. We've just been told it's 35 degrees and raining in Pittsburgh, 27 and snowing in Cincy and 82 and sunny here.