Jul. 8—When he was on third base with a two-run lead and no outs in the first inning against the Atlanta Braves, John Nogowski never imagined he would find himself on the mound in the ninth.
"No, but baseball is a pretty crazy game," Nogowski said. "It keeps you on your toes, and as much as of a whirlwind as this week has been, I'm not really counting anything out at this point."
That the newly acquired first baseman ended up pitching in his third game with the Pittsburgh Pirates was symbolic of the storm that passed through PNC Park for a 78-minute rain delay on Wednesday afternoon.