In baseball, when winning streaks, everything, including pitching defense, works in favor of the winning team. The director’s strategy is also activated by pressing a button. But when it comes to losing streaks, the opposite happens. A defensive mistake, an unfortunate 1-point loss, etc. twisted into an unwinnable situation.
The Pittsburgh Pirates fell behind 3-4 on the 11th (Korean time) at the end of the ninth inning, with two out and first baseman, pinch hitter Bae Ji-hwan hit a double through left-center, but the runner stopped at third base and fell to the Colorado Rockies with a one-run lead. It is another losing series after winning the first game of three consecutive games and losing in a row.
1 win 9 losses in last 10 matches. The season is 21 wins and 17 losses. Fortunately, the Milwaukee Brewers also lost 1-8 to the Los Angeles Dodgers in the Western Division at home, leading Pittsburgh by 0.5 games.
Pittsburgh took a 3-0 lead with Tucupita Marcano’s game-winning home run in the second inning and veteran Andrew McCutchen’s two-run four 먹튀검증(7) in the third inning. However, after 2 outs in the 4th inning, Colorado’s 5th hitter Randall Grichuck allowed 1 run with a timely double. Later, in a situation that ended the inning, starter Rich Hill allowed Ryan McMahon to go on base with an error and even tie the game.
After an error, the 43-year-old Hill was hit by a series of timely hits from Austin Wynn and Alan Trejo in second out, first and third base, tied the game 3-3, and was replaced by Dowry Moretta in the bullpen.
Colorado, which took momentum with a tie, turned the tide of the game 4-3 in the top of the 7th inning with Urikson Profar, who had hit a multi-home run the previous day, hitting a left-handed hit with no bases loaded.
Colorado was knocked out as starter Antonio Senzatela could not hold out in the third inning and allowed three runs. However, the five bullpen pitchers tied the Pittsburgh lineup with 2 hits, 5 walks and 12 strikeouts in 6.1 innings and left home Denver for a winning series. Colorado contrasted with Pittsburgh with an upturn of 8 wins and 2 losses in their last 10 games. Season 16 wins 22 losses.
Pittsburgh manager Derek Selton had a run in the last attack in the ninth inning, and Rodolfo Castro walked on base. After a run, Chris Owings matched up with right-hander Pierce Johnson of Colorado and left-handed hitter Bae Ji-hwan. Bae Ji-hwan pulled Johnson’s first pitch, a four-seam fastball of 156 km, into the left center to create a double. Third double of the season.
Since it was two outs later, the runner on first base was expected to rush home, but coach Mike Ravello on third base set it up, and left-handed pinch hitter Josh Palicios struck out on a slider swing and the game ended. It was painful for Pittsburgh that McCutchen’s 3 hits and 2 RBIs in 3 at-bats, including a home run, were not able to lead to victory.
Pittsburgh, which is moving to Baltimore, will start a three-game series from the 13th against the Orioles, who are ranked second in the American League East with a record of 23 wins and 13 losses.