I was upset when he took Liriano out after six innings. He had given up 3 hits and struck out 11. His pitch count was under 100. He should have let him go the seventh and then turned to Watson and Melancon. You stay up late watching the game and then they blow it. The worst of if was the error in the ninth by Scahill that set the entire grand slam in motion.

Pirates cannot afford to blow games like this because the Cardinals are just marching on. You have to admire their style of baseball. They don't have the power of some teams but they have a lot of good hitters. I cringe every time Brother Holliday steps to the plate against Pirate pitchers.