Game 148: Astros 9 Pirates 7
Anyways, if you had "September 15th" or "148 games" in your tragic number poll for the date the Pirates would lose their 82nd game, you're a big winner! This was a great game for the Pirates to have to clinch the 2nd losing franchise losing streak in baseball history. Some high lowlights:
- You knew Matt Morris had to start this one. It's only fitting.
- Pirates race out to a 5-0 lead, then blow it.
- Ronny Paulino homered, but we wasted it.
- Jack Wilson homered twice, but we wasted it.
- Pirate cast-off Ty Wigginton, who was acquired in lieu of Ryan Howard, then flat out cut a year and a half later, homered twice for the Astros.
- The loss came to the last place Astros.