SB Nation Pittsburgh - Phillies Vs. Pirates: Rod Barajas' 10th-Inning Double Leads To Bucs' First Winhttps://cdn.vox-cdn.com/community_logos/48827/pitt-fv.png2012-04-07T22:50:51-04:00http://pittsburgh.sbnation.com/rss/stream/26975712012-04-07T22:50:51-04:002012-04-07T22:50:51-04:00Phillies Vs. Pirates Final Score: Rod Barajas' 10th-Inning Double Leads To 2-1 Win
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<p>The Pirates won their first game of the season Saturday night as Rod Barajas’ 10th-inning double led to a hard-won 2-1 victory.</p>
<p>The game began as a pitching duel between Cliff Lee and Jeff Karstens. Karstens allowed a run on three singles in the first, but shut the Phillies down after that. For a while, though, it looked as if Philadelphia’s meager one-run lead might be too much to overcome, as Lee shut down the Pirates, who, 14 innings into the 2012 season, were still looking for their first run.</p>
<p>They managed to tie the game in the sixth, however, as Lee allowed a walk to new Bucs bench infielder Yamaico Navarro, who later came home on a wild pitch.</p>
<p>The two teams traded zeroes after that. Andrew McCutchen singled and stole second in the bottom of the ninth, but was stranded when Neil Walker popped up.</p>
<p>In the 10th, though, Barajas led off and just missed a homer, as his towering shot bounced off the <span class="caps">PNC</span> Park wall about four inches from the top. The Pirates pinch-ran for the ultra-slow Barajas with fellow catcher Michael McKenry. Clint Barmes moved McKenry to third with a sacrifice. Jose Tabata then popped up on a first-pitch curveball, and it looked like the game would be headed to the 11th, but Alex Presley beat out the throw on a grounder to third, and McKenry scampered home for the win.</p>
<p>The Pirates are now 1-1 on the season. They’ve scored just two runs in 19 innings, but they’ve also allowed only two. They’ll finish their series against the Phillies on Sunday at 1:35 p.m.</p>
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https://pittsburgh.sbnation.com/pittsburgh-pirates/2012/4/7/2933551/phillies-vs-pirates-final-score-rod-barajas-alex-presleyCharlie Wilmoth2012-04-07T13:36:51-04:002012-04-07T13:36:51-04:00Phillies Vs. Pirates Game Time, TV Schedule And More
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<figcaption>ST. LOUIS, MO - AUGUST 28: Starter Jeff Karstens #27 of the Pittsburgh Pirates pitches against the St. Louis Cardinals at Busch Stadium on August 28, 2011 in St. Louis, Missouri. (Photo by Dilip Vishwanat/Getty Images) | Getty Images</figcaption>
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<p>The Pittsburgh Pirates dropped game one of their opening series against the Philadelphia Phillies, as they'll try to plate some runs against Cliff Lee in game two of the series.</p> <p>The <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="https://www.bucsdugout.com/">Pittsburgh Pirates</a> dropped their opening day game to the <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="https://www.thegoodphight.com/">Philadelphia Phillies</a> 1-0 in a pitching duel that saw <span>Roy Halladay</span> gave up just two hits through eight innings of work. The Bucs won't get a break in the pitching matchup on Saturday, as the Phillies will trot out <span>Cliff Lee</span> while the Pirates will start <span>Jeff Karstens</span>.</p>
<p>The Bucs got a nice showing from <span>Erik Bedard</span> on opening day, but they just couldn't get much offense going against the Phillies pitching. Karstens will try to hold down a Phillies lineup that is lacking some power without <span>Ryan Howard</span> and <span>Chase Utley</span>, but the Pirates will need to plate some runs of their own, which they failed to do in the first game of the series.</p>
<p><b>Starting Pitchers:</b></p>
<p>Philadelphia: Lee (0-0, 0.00 ERA)<br>Pittsburgh: Karstens (0-0, 0.00 ERA</p>
<p><b>Game Time:</b> 7:05 PM ET, April 7, 2012</p>
<p><b>Location:</b> PNC Park, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania</p>
<p><b>TV:</b> FOX PITT</p>
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