The Pirates failed to complete their second four game sweep of the season of the Astros with a 9-5 loss. James McDonald had another poor start allowing five runs through five innings and Kevin Correia did not help out of the bullpen either. KC allowed four runs through two innings of relief and it was said after the game that Correia has requested a trade. Jared Hughes pitched a scoreless inning.
Garrett Jones had a massive two run home run which was about the only highlight of the day for the Bucs. Neil Walker had two RBIs and Alex Presley had the other one for the Pirates. Andrew McCutchen had his first day off since the all star break and it was a big hit to the Pirates losing him for the day.
They will head to Chicago for a 3-game series which starts tomorrow night at 8:05 PM, with Erik Bedard on the hill.