PITTSBURGH -- Some fans will view the Cubs' three-game sweep of the Pirates at PNC Park as a statement, a reminder that the National League Central's balance of power may be shifting to Chicago. The Pirates won't.
"We flush it," manager Clint Hurdle said after the Pirates' 6-2 loss on Wednesday, their fourth straight defeat. "A lot of people who don't play the game don't flush it."
In their first trip to PNC Park since shutting out the Pirates in last year's NL Wild Card Game, the Cubs outplayed the Bucs for three days and outscored them, 20-5.