MIAMI - From August 14th, 2013 to July 27th, 2016, the Pittsburgh Pirates combined for five complete games. The pitchers involved in those complete games were Francisco Liriano, Edinson Volquez, Vance Worley, Jeff Locke, and Gerrit Cole.
From August 23rd, 2016 through tonight, the Pittsburgh Pirates combined for five complete games. The pitchers involved in those complete games were Ivan Nova, Ivan Nova, Ivan Nova, Ivan Nova, and Ivan Nova.
Granted, one of those complete games was a rain shortened outing against the Cubs that lasted 5.1 innings. Another was an eight inning complete game. But to have three other complete games in three months of pitching with the Pirates can only be described in one way.