Blackhawks hope to rally from 3-1 series deficit

DETROIT (AP) — The Chicago Blackhawks began the year with a record-breaking start.

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Blackhawks Hope to Rally From 3-1 Series Deficit - ABC News

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Pirates 1, Astros 0
Most disappointing series win ever? Probably. But the Pirates were able to sneak out of the weekend with two wins in three games against the Astros despite scoring a mere eight runs in three games. Sunday’s game featured just one run, of course, and that came off the bat of Pedro Alvarez. He bombed a [...]

Most disappointing series win ever? Probably. But the Pirates were able to sneak out of the weekend with two wins in three games against the Astros despite scoring a mere eight runs in three games.

Sunday’s game featured just one run, of course, and that came off the bat of Pedro Alvarez. He bombed a low, opposite field line drive homer that barely made it over the short wall in left – but it counted just as much as his gigantic blast on Friday night. It was a good thing that ball found its way into the corner of the stands that juts inward, because the Bucs had just three other hits on the day. Their offensive output against a very poor pitching team for the entire weekend was very disappointing. (Granted, they were without Andrew McCutchen for this game. He sat out with a sore knee but said he’ll be good to go for the next game on Tuesday.)

On the other hand, Jeff Locke led a stellar effort on the mound for the Bucs.  Locke matched his best start of the year by going seven scoreless innings while allowing just three hits and two walks. It’s the Astros, but that’s still a wonderful outing. Jeff continues to be surprisingly awesome, which has been huge for the Bucs.

Mark Melancon bounced back from his Saturday hiccup with a perfect eighth, and Jason Grilli followed with a perfect ninth. Ho hum. The Bucs didn’t play great ball this weekend, but they pitched well and managed to win two out of three. Good enough, but they’ll need to get the bats going soon.

Pirates 1, Astros 0 / Box / 2013 Record: 26-18 / Next: Tuesday, vs. Cubs, 7:05

Source: FanGraphs

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