Here are some trends to keep an eye on this week during the Pirates series at home against Washington (Hint: Can the Pirates get over .500 against the last-place Nationals?):
Tuesday: Paul Maholm (Pittsburgh) vs. Tim Redding (Washington:
Maholm had a shaky beginning to his last start but pitched six scoreless innings to finish it and earn his fourth win. … Washington's Lastings Milledge is batting .333 with a home run and two RBI off Maholm. … Redding was roughed up in his last start, allowing six runs in 5 1/3 innings. … Jack Wilson is batting .333 with three RBI off Redding and Adam LaRoche has a solo home run off him in his career.
Wednesday: Ian Snell (Pittsburgh) vs. John Lannan (Washington)
Can Snell finally get that first elusive win since April 12? He thought he did pretty good in his last start when he struck out nine, though he threw 107 pitches in five innings. … It will also be interesting to see if Snell is recovered from getting hit on the back by a line drive in his last start. … Willie Harris is 4-for-8 with three doubles and Milledge is 4-for-7 lifetime off Snell. … Lannan dropped his ERA to 3.47 after allowing two runs in six innings in his last start. … Jose Bautista has a three-run homer off Lannan in his career.
Thursday: Tom Gorzelanny (Pittsburgh) vs. Jason Bergmann (Washington)
Like Maholm, Gorzelanny had a rough beginning in his last start, allowing three runs in the first. He, too, threw six shutout innings to end the start. … Milledge is 2-for-2 with a double off Gorzelanny. … Bergmann gave up eight runs and 10 hits in three innings in his last start. … LaRoche has four RBI in eight at bats off Bergmann while Freddy Sanchez and Jack Wilson have two RBI each against Bergmann.
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