Pittsburgh Passes Boston

BOSTON: 2 0 1 0 0 0 3 1 0 - 7 14 1

PITTSBURGH: 0 1 1 2 2 0 2 1 x - 9 13 1

A half dozen homers cleared McKechnie Field today, unfortunately two-thirds of them were by the Pittsburgh Pirates. Thank you Ortiz and Hermida for your combined three runs producing yardsters. It was only in the number of hits that the Boston Red Sox outdid the Pirates in the game. Well, the hitting came back to the Red Sox and they scored one run for every two hits, but it just wasn't enough against the Pirates. As his outing today was poor, perhaps Beckett came back too soon from his illness, though he does need the innings. Come on Boston - five losses in a row?? You can do better. You MUST do better!

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BOSTON: Starting Pitcher: Josh Beckett, Losing Pitcher: Jorge Sosa (1)

PITTSBURGH: Starting Pitcher: Paul Maholm, Winning Pitcher: Jeff Karstens

PITTSBURGH: Save: Jean Machi

BOSTON: Homeruns: David Ortiz (3), Jeremy Hermida (1)

PITTSBURGH: Homeruns: Delwyn Young, Garrett Jones, Steve Pearce, John Raynor

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RED SOX: Wins: 10, Losses: 8

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Next Spring Training game: Saturday 20 March 2010, 10:05 a.m.PT/1:05 p.m.ET, Baltimore Orioles, City of Palm Park, Tim Wakefield

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