Pirates pitchers strung together two more shutouts over the weekend, beating the Athletics, 2-0 on Saturday and 11-0 yesterday. They lead MLB with 19 shutouts thrown. Greg Brown has the recap.
Manager Donnie Kelly says Mike Burrows and Carmen Mlodzinski were outstanding.
Kelly says the Pirates finally busted out the bats, with 15 hits in the win.
The Pirates finish the home portion of the scheduled with a 44-37 record. They will end the season with three games in Cincinnati starting tomorrow, then three more in Atlanta, beginning on Friday.
