Chad Kuhl just didn’t have it today. He was yanked in the third inning after allowing eight earned runs on eight hits and a walk. The Bucs’ bullpen teamed up to put together seven solid innings of relief; Brault threw three scoreless innings, Rodriguez threw two scoreless, and Feliz allowed one unearned run over two innings.
But, their efforts were for naught as Pittsburgh’s offense couldn’t cover the ground lost in the early innings. Even with apparent veteran hitter Austin Meadows going three for four at the dish, the Pirates eventually fell 9-3.
Here’s how the scoring went:
Arizona poured it on quick, early, and often when Bucs’ old nemesis, Jon Jay, led off the game with a ground-rule double to left.