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Game #7 – April 2 – Portland 7, Pittsburgh 6
Shane Bieber pitched well (6 IP, 2 R, 6.H, 6 K), but Alvaro Villa blew his 1st save opportunity of 2031, ending his 33 consecutive save streak. The Padres scored 5 times off the Pirates bullpen.
WP: K. Nishida (1-0)
LP: A. Villa (0-1)
Record: 2-5
TRANSACTION: Placed Adrian Jimenez on the 10 day Injured List with a fractured wrist. Recalled Youichirou Sugiyama from AAA Indianapolis.
Game #8 – April 3 – Pittsburgh 2, Portland 1
Dave Magdaleno allowed 1 run over 6 innings to win his 1st major league game. He outpitched Majestic starter Drew Graham.
WP: D. Magdaleno (1-1)
LP: D. Graham (0-2)
SV: A. Villa (1)
Record: 3-5
Game #9 – April 4 – Portland 5, Pittsburgh 3
The Majestics took the series with a solid win behind a fine hitting performance by Colton Hartman, who went 4-4 with a home run. Portland scored 3 times in the bottom of the 1st inning to take control of the game. Joe Brown hit a 2 run home run for the Pirates in the 8th.
WP: J. Ramirez (1-0)
LP: J. Cox (0-1)
SV: O. Mateo (1)
Record: 3-6
TRANSACTION: Claimed RP Jon Dewey off waivers from San Antonio. Optioned Jeff Hathcock to AAA Indianapolis.
Dewey has a plus fastball and plus slider combined with advanced control.
Game #10– April 5 – Pittsburgh 6, Memphis 1
Boston Kellner pitched 6.1 innings of 3 hit ball as the Pirates beat the River Cats. Jun-Seo Kim hit a 3 run home run in the 1st inning to give Pittsburgh the lead.
WP: B. Kellner (1-0)
LP: C. Smith (0-2)
SV: A. Troesser (1)
Record: 4-6
Game #11 – April 6 – Memphis 4, Pittsburgh 3
Kyrin Long pitched well against his former team as the River Cats scored 3 times in the 1st inning and held on for the win.
WP: K. Long (2-0)
LP: F. Gonzalez (0-3)
SV: J. Panacuel (1)
Record: 4-7
Game #12 – April 7 – Pittsburgh 7, Memphis 3
The Pirates took the rubber match and won their 1st series of the season behind another solid start by Shane Bieber. Youichirou Sugiyama hit a 2-run double in the bottom of the 4th inning to give the Pirates a 2-0 lead. Jake Morrow also hit a home run and drove in 3.
WP: S. Bieber (2-0)
LP: E. Marcinko (1-1)
Record: 5-7
April 8 – Off Day
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