Will Pirates End 6-Game Losing Streak?
Pittsburgh (KDKA)- The Pirates are hoping that Charlie Morton can end their season-high six game losing streak.
PIRATES/REDS GAMEDAY NOTES:
*Pirates are 3-7 in their last 10 games and 6-8 in their last 14..
*Have the exact same record as last year after 41 games (18-23)
*In his first seven starts, Charlie Morton has recorded 77.4% of his outs via a ground ball, which ranks first in the Majors...
*This is Pittsburgh's second and final trip to Cincinnati for the 2011 season....It's the earliest they've wrapped up their season series in Cincinnati since May 7, 1981
*Pirates are 9-4 overall against every team in the NL Central with the exception of the Brewers...
*The Bucs have scored 92 runs away from home this year, which ranks fourth in the league behind St. Louis (142), San Diego (106) and San Francisco (96)
*The Pirates are 41-38 since Great American Ball Park opened in 2003, the most wins by any opponent....Offensively, the Bucs have scored a total of 349 runs at Great American, which ranks second among all visiting teams behind the Cardinals (357)
*The Pirates have allowed nine home runs in the last four games, which has accounted for 13 of the 26 runs opponents have scored against them in that time
*Ryan Doumit has produced a .389 batting average this year while batting with runners in scoring position.....
*Ronny Cedeno had 2 more hits Monday night and has now hit safely in 14 of his last 16 games, going 16 for 48 (.333 average)....Ronny also had seven hits in his last 12 at-bats with runners in scoring position after beginning the year with one hit in 11 at bats with RISP
*Neil Walker's 22 RBIs currently ranks tied for fourth in the Majors among second baseman behind Brandon Phillips (26), Robinson Cano (25) and Orlando Cabrera (24)
