A night after playing five hours and allowing twelve runs the night before, the Pittsburgh Pirates [17-19] hoped to get back on track and limit the runs scored by the Chicago Cubs [20-15]. Pitchers Gerrit Cole [5-1, 2.32] and John Lester [3-2, 4.10] took the mound for their respective teams. The Cubs would end up winning the second game of the series, 4-1. Both starting pitchers played outstandingly, however, the Bucs bullpen cracked and the Cubs took advantage. Chicago took an early 1-0 lead ... Read More
Pirates draw parallels with Bryant’s hype
Every major leaguer remembers his first call up. Kris Bryant is not different. “We were in New Orleans and we had a doubleheader and the second game got rained out," Bryant said. "Coach called me into the office, and we were just talking about the game. He [Marty Pevey] kind of just brought it up randomly in the middle of our conversation and told me I was going to the bigs. It was so random and so exciting, and a time I’ll never forget.” Bryant however is unlike many call-ups with the ... Read More