5/20 Recap | Tigers 4 Pirates 3

The Pirates lost their 5th straight in which they started Kevin Correia today, although this time it was hardly Correia’s fault. He went six innings and gave up three runs on four hits, although two of them probably should have been prevented. A pop fly that Clint Barmes should have caught was not caught, which led to a three run inning for the Tigers. Two of those runs were charged to Correia, the other to Tony Watson who didn’t get any help from Rod Barajas who allowed a passed ball to move two runners up, both of whom would score on the next play. Watson’s run was unearned. It was really just a bad luck 7th inning that would eventually prove to be the Pirates demise.

The offense came from Neil Walker and Barajas, who both hit solo home runs. Also, Josh Harrison doubled and scored in the 9th.

Brad Lincoln pitched .2 innings after Watson was lifted and struck out one of the batters. Jared Hughes had another 1-2-3 inning and has a 1.25 ERA on the season. The Pirates didn’t get a hit from Andrew McCutchen, which is never a good thing. Garrett Jones had a double and Barmes added two hits on the day.

The Pirates are coming home for another nine game home stand against the Mets, Cubs, and Reds. Those are crucial games and winnable ones. The Bucs sit 3 games below .500 and it would be great to see them rattle off a 6-3 streak to get to even before hitting the road again.