Pirates:

1. Aki Iwamura, 2B
2. Ronny Cedeno, SS
3. Lastings Milledge, LF
4. Garrett Jones, RF
5. Bobby Crosby, 1B
6. Ramon Vazquez, 3B
7. John Raynor, CF
8. Jason Jaramillo, C
9. Paul Maholm, P

Pitchers: Maholm, D.J. Carrasco, Brendan Donnelly, Javier Lopez, Octavio Dotel


Red Sox:

1. Jacoby Ellsbury, LF
2. Mike Cameron, CF
3. Victor Martinez, C
4. Mike Lowell, 1B
5. Jeremy Hermida, DH
6. Bill Hall, SS
7. Tug Hulett, 2B
8. Josh Reddick, RF
9. Jorge Jimenez, 3B

Pitchers: Josh Beckett, Joe Nelson, Brian Shouse, Fernando Cabrera

Is it me or is Garrett Jones sure playing a lot for a guy who already has a role established?

I'd actually like to see him get more time at 1st base in case Clement falters.

Ronny Cedeno in the two-hole sets my teeth on edge.

Not a fan of his sterling .280 career OBP?

Is the wind blowing out. Maholm has six Ks and 0 BBs, but has given four runs on three home runs.

If the wind is blowing out, it's only during the top half of each inning.

Not a good day for Pirate pitching......again......eh?

I probably shouldn't have danced in front of the Red Sox fans here in the office when we bounced Beckett in our last meeting....

Maholm only gave up five base runners in five innings, but they all scored. That stinks.

2 runs scored in 2 games for the Pirate offense???

He's been playing first base since Little League. I don't think he's forgotten how, and I'm sure that he's taking grounders there in practice.

better to eat you with my dear.

Ah, I see the Bucs scored some more runs late with a couple of dingers. That's at least better.