The Pittsburgh Pirates winning streak is over at 6 games,And they are quite lucky they made it to 6.The Bucs committed 6 errors in the doubleheader at Pnc Monday.Maybe it was pure luck,The Pirates made 4 errors in game 1 : Gameday ,But the Braves stranded 15 runners!Zach Duke won the first game 5-0,Pitching 6 innings,No run on 5 hits,Walking 5,And striking out 3.Duke looks to be turning the corner from the terrible run last year,But still have to worry about that many walks.Game 2 : Gameday The Pirates luck ran out.Starter John Van Benschoten looked good through 3,Maybe he should just stayed in the dugout after that,His line for the day 4 IP,9 hits,7 runs,6 earned,2 walks,And 5 K's.Right after the game he was sent to AAA Indianapolis,No word on who will replace him in the lineup,But Jesse Chavez,Or Marino Salas could be Bucco bound by this afternoon.Now onto the Penguins,The magic number for Lord Stanleys Cup is now 6 after a 4-2 win at the Igloo on Sunday,After the travel day off Monday,The Flyers hope home cooking,And having the most obnoxious fans in the world will get them back in the series.Puck drops at 7:38pm.Bucs play the Cards at Busch tonight, first pitch is 8:15.Former Williamsport High pitcher Nick Adenhart won his 1st Major League game last night against the Chicago White Sox.Adenhart (1-0) allowed four runs and nine hits in 5 2/3 innings, walking three and striking out one. It was the third start for the 21-year-old right-hander, who has given up 12 earned runs, 18 hits and 13 walks over 12 innings. After the big win, Nick was sent back down to AAA Salt Lake to make room on the 40 man roster for John Lackey,Congratulations to Nick!Also a belated Congrats to Cory Van Allen,Now of the AA Harrisburg Senators,Cory was promoted last week,And has went 2-0 with a .071 ERA.That kind of start was enough to earn Cory the Bank Of America Eastern League Pitcher of the week Well Done!(Nick Adenhart photo AP) (Cory VanAllen photo Harrisburg Senators) (MLB Gameday,MLB.com)
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