Bottom 4 - Twins at Pirates

Where were we? Oh yeah, McLouth, who fittingly opens the bottom of the fourth. McLouth gets some of his own medicine as Monroe does a nice job of running down a fly ball hit to the gap in deep left-CF.
Punto makes a nice place on ball up the middle, and the Twins might be home before rush hour. Bay ends the perfect game with a single to CF. We were preparing to send an AP Alert, which is an inside joke for people who work at newspapers. Sorry about that.
Craig Monroe badly misplayed a ball hit to straight-away CF from Adam LaRoche, allowing Bay to score. They gave him a double, but if he didn't break forward he would several steps before retreating he would have made the play. That's the thing -- when you don't miss a lot of bats, you have to have some good defense behind you. A lot of things can go wrong when the ball gets put in play. That's why guys who can strike batters out are at a premium. Bay's singe wasn't hit all that hard, but when a hitter gets his bat on the ball, anything can happen. Doumit gets a legit single to right scoring LaRoche from second. We have a tie game. Doumit advances to second in the throw home.
The tie didn't last long as Nady singles Doumit home. That ball was hit well, and Slowey gets a visit to the mound. He has to be frustrated because he should be out of the inning without giving up a run. Instead he's given up three runs and his lead.

Pirates 3, Twins 2