It was a wonderful night for a ball game.
The Boston Red Sox were in town, the house was full and the Pirates took the first game of the series with a 3-1 victory Friday night at PNC Park.
The game was a sellout, even though 10,000 fans had on red, but who cares. It was a needed win for the Bucs. They move to one game over .500.
But let's not pop the champagne just yet. The Red Sox will be back. They left a ton of guys on base, and had some mistakes in the field.
Paul Maholm pitched well to get the win, but once again was let down in run support. Pittsburgh had so hits, however it failed to drive in the runs. That is what hurts the most.
Joel Hanrahan got another save. He is doing a great job closing the door with a lead. Winning these types of games is the only way the Bucs can stay near the .500 mark. I doubt they would want to get into a slugfest with any team, let alone Boston.
Tim Wakefield is on the mound for the Red Sox tomorrow. How old is that guy, anyway? I'll give him credit, though. He still kicks you know what.
Raise the Jolly Roger!
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