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Blue Jays take their swings against Maholm
Jun 29, 2011 - 3:09 PMVideo
A sub-.500 pitcher through his initial 159 big-league appearances entering this season, the 29-year-old Mississippi native fell to 1-7 in 2011 after a 2-0 loss to Detroit on May 22 in which he allowed just six hits and two runs in 5 1/3 innings.
He's won three of four decisions and lowered his earned run average to a very respectable 3.21 in six starts since, including a 3-1 defeat of American League powerhouse Boston in his last start on June 24.
Over his last 10 outings, Maholm has allowed three runs or less eight times and pitched at least six innings seven times, including a complete-game shutout at Wrigley Field that began his streak on May 28.
He won his lone career meeting with Toronto after allowing seven hits and three runs in seven innings.
The Pirates broke out on top of the series in Tuesday's opener, when Alex Presley belted his first major-league home run and added an RBI single in a 7-6 win.
Presley, called up from the minors on Monday, hit a two-run blast in the third and Andrew McCutchen added a solo shot for the Pirates, who have won five of six.
Kevin Correia (10-6) allowed four runs over six innings to become the first Pittsburgh pitcher since 1993 to record 10 wins before the All-Star break.
Joel Hanrahan allowed the tying run to reach in the ninth, but settled down to record his 23rd save of the season, as the Pirates moved a half-game ahead of Cincinnati into third place in the NL Central.
Edwin Encarnacion hit two home runs for the Blue Jays and Jose Bautista, facing the Pirates for the first time since they traded him in 2008, added a two-run homer.
Jo-Jo Reyes (3-7) gave up six runs over 3 2/3 innings to suffer the loss.
The Blue Jays send righty Brandon Morrow to the mound in search of a first home victory this season.
The 26-year-old, a former first-round pick of the Seattle Mariners, is 0-4 in six starts in Toronto, with the last coming on June 11 and ending in a 16-4 loss to Boston after he allowed 10 hits and nine runs in 4 1/3 innings.
Morrow has pitched better in two subsequent road outings at Cincinnati and St. Louis, combining to give up three earned runs in 10 hits in 13 2/3 innings.
He has never faced the Pirates.
The Pirates took two of three from the Blue Jays at home in 2008, but Toronto swept a three-game set in the last meeting north of the border in 2003.
- PITTSBURGH: 1
TORONTO: 2
Final
Jun 29 9:50 PM - Eric Thames grounded out to first. On the play, Yunel Escobar advances to third. Runner on third with two outs and Jose Bautista due up.
Pirates 1, Blue Jays 2 Bot 7, 2 OutsJun 29 9:13 PM - Ronny Cedeno single scored Lyle Overbay. On the play, Matt Diaz out at third. Ronny Cedeno advances to second on the throw. Runner on second with two outs and Eric Fryer due up.
Pirates 1, Blue Jays 0 Top 5, 2 OutsJun 29 8:19 PM - PITTSBURGH: 0
TORONTO: 0
Top 1, 0 Outs
Jun 29 7:09 PM
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