SAN FRANCISCO -- After a month where the Pirates entered with the best record in the National League and briefly dipped below .500 before the end, the month of May is at least ending on a positing note, as they won their first series in a month by taking the rubber match against the Giants at Oracle Park Wednesday, 9-4.
And despite all of those frustrations for a month, their last day of May was April-like. They came through in the clutch, picking up seven hits with runners in scoring position. Mitch Keller was not as sharp as he had been, but he was able to go six innings and get the win.