Bucs sneak by Marlins

The Penguins aren’t the only team to be gaining attention in April. Now I know it’s early but I love this new thing the Pirates are doing, I believe they call it winning. With a 3-2 over the Marlins last night that moves the Bucs into third place in the division with an 8-6 record. Like I said it is early and with the loss of Jack Parkman’s son Ryan Doumit for 8-10 weeks I might be jumping the gun, but it is fun seeing the boys with a winning record and getting help from everyone in the lineup.

Next up is an afternoon matinee with the Marlins as the Bucs look to get the sweep. On the hill will be Paul Maholm who is carrying a 0.87 ERA and a 2-0 record. With a strong defense backing him up and some suspect run support Maholm should have another good start to add to a already solid 2009 campaign.