It is, first of all, always nice to see the Pirates sprint out to a big lead against someone and keep it after those two scares against the Rockies and Braves earlier this year. Francisco Liriano’s control was not at its best today, with five walks in 5 2/3 innings, but the Diamondbacks couldn’t do much of anything with the pitches that did cross the strike zone. Jared Hughes got him out of a mess in the sixth inning, Arquimedes Caminero, uh, at least didn’t walk anyone in his 1 2/3 innings of work, and AJ Shugel finished out the easy win.
Game 44: Pirates 12 Diamondbacks 1
