Bottom 7 - Twins at Pirates

Matt Gurrier takes the mound for the Twins in the seventh. Gurrier was once a Pirates farmhand. He was acquired by the Pirates for Damaso Marte at one point. He never made the majors with the Pirates and ended up being claimed on waivers by Minnesota. He's been a solid contributor out of the bullpen for the Twins. Last year he pitched in 73 games with a 2.35 ERA. That's not just solid. That's excellent. He retires the side in the with the help of a double play, as we head to the eighth.
Guess who is coming coming in to pitch for the Pirates? Damaso Marte, who came back to the Pirates and has been almost as valuable to Pirates as Guerrier has been to the Twins. More on him in the next part of this blog

Pirates 4, Twins 3