Braves 8, Pirates 1, Final - May 12, 2008

The Griddle • The Griddle: Waste a lot, want a lot
The Pittsburgh Pirates won the first game of their doubleheader at home against the Atlanta Braves today by a 5-0 margin. The Braves managed to leave 15 runners on base in the game. The Braves got 8 hits, 6 walks, and had 2 batters reach on errors. ...

Chop-n-Change • 5/12 — I’m Ignoring the First Game, So Here’s a Thread for the Second
Following an absolutely abominable 5-0 loss to the Pirates this afternoon, in which they got shut out while leaving 15 runners on base, the Braves are now 18-18. By now, I’m sure you’ve heard that they are 14-4 at home and 4-14 on the ...

Talking Chop: Front Page Posts • Braves at Pirates, Game 2... For the love of all that is holy, WIN!
Seriously, this road record has reached absurdity. And now Teixeira has back spasms. I really despise games in which we have more hits than our opponent, but still manage to lose. Hudson has to get us back on track in Game 2. Next Game ...

Bucs Dugout: Front Page Posts • Pirates 5, Braves 0; Braves 8, Pirates 1
When you've got a doubleheader and you're starting Zach Duke and John Van Benschoten , you've got to be pretty happy winning just one.  In the first game, the mirage Duke is conjuring just got bigger, as he pitched six scoreless innings ...

Raise the Jolly Roger! • Pirates Split the Doubleheader
They won Game One 5-0 but lost Game Two 8-1. That extends and ends the winning streak at 6 games. The Pirates are still two games under .500 after crawling within one for a few hours. More on the games soon.

Where have you gone, Andy Van Slyke? • Games 35 and 36: Pirates 5 Braves 0 and Braves 8 Pirates 1
When you think of magicians, who do you think of? Houdini, David Copperfield, David Blaine, that guy that gave away all the secrets on TV, GOB, Huge Jackman, Christian Bale, Edward Norton, they all probably make the list. After the first game today, ...

Raise the Jolly Roger! • Games 37-38 Recaps
It was raised once, then quickly taken down. [ Game 1 Win ] [ Game 2 Loss ] ------------ The Pirates won their 6th straight and were close enough to taste the .500 mark earlier this afternoon after a strange 5-0 win over the Braves, the 5th win over ...

BBTF's Baseball Primer Newsblog • PIT Post-Gazette: Pirates’ split foils streak, bid for .500
And the Pirates… fell just short of finding the franchise’s holy grail of a .500 record, settling for a doubleheader split yesterday with the Atlanta Braves, a 5-0 shutout and an 8-1 loss. The opener, highlighted by another quality start from ...

Duke leads Bucs to Game 1 win
Even a rainout on Sunday couldn't halt a streaking Pirates team that used another strong starting pitching performance to reel off its sixth straight win, this one 5-0 over the Braves in Game 1 of a doubleheader at PNC Park on Monday afternoon.

Pirates win season-high sixth straight (AP)
Freddy Sanchez's three-run double in the fifth inning broke a scoreless tie, leading Zach Duke and the streaking Pittsburgh Pirates past the Atlanta Braves 5-0 Monday in the first game of a doubleheader. Duke (2-2) shook off five walks and three ...

Duke, Sanchez lead Pirates past Braves in DH opener
PITTSBURGH - Freddy Sanchez's three-run double in the fifth inning broke a scoreless tie, leading Zach Duke and the streaking Pittsburgh Pirates past the Atlanta Braves...

Pirates blank Braves for sixth victory in a row
Freddy Sanchez's three-run double in the fifth inning broke a scoreless tie, leading Zach Duke and the streaking Pittsburgh Pirates ...

Braves end road skid, cool off Pirates (AP)
Tim Hudson limited Pittsburgh to two hits and an unearned run over seven innings and the Atlanta Braves halted their seven-game road losing streak and the Pirates' six-game winning streak with an 8-1 victory Monday in the second game of a ...

Duke pitches Pirates past Braves to open twinbill
Freddy Sanchez's three-run double in the fifth inning broke a scoreless tie, leading Zach Duke and the streaking Pittsburgh Pirates past the Atlanta Braves 5-0 Monday in the first game of a doubleheader.