Game 86: Pirates 8 Brewers 4

Sheesh, this team is on a roll right now. After being carried by Adam LaRoche for a week, Freddy Sanchez and Xavier Nady stepped up last night to help the team to eight runs and a relatively easy win over the scorching hot Cubs. Paul Maholm had yet another solid outing, marred only by Shawn Chacon allowing two inherited runners to score in the eighth, and knocked in two runs on his own to help things along. The Pirates have now won eight of eleven since the interleague play nightmare ended. Of course the most impressive part of those eight wins have been the last four over the Brewers and Cubs. How long can the Pirates keep this play up? With JVB and Shane Youman making the last two starts in the series, I suppose we'll see.