Nothing washes away the funk of losing two straight at home like heading to an empty ballpark in Pittsburgh and putting up more runs than there were Pirates fans in attendance. That should change on Thursday, when the biggest reason to watch the Buccos takes the bump, but Bob Nutting’s baby has been adopted by the Cubs for the time being. You know things are going poorly when chants of “P-C-A” and “Sell-The-Team” can be heard with equal frequency and fervor.
Baseball’s best offense was back at it again, which could have allowed Shu014dta Imanaga and the pitching staff to mail it in.