Luis Ortiz wasn't bringing gas as much as he was an entire fuel refinery.
Second inning. Middle of the Chicago order. Eight straight strikes, three touching 99 mph, three others at 100. And, more significant, he was one strike away from baseball's seldom-seen immaculate inning, meaning nine pitches and nine official strikes.
Fun stuff, right?
No, not the Pirates' eventual 8-3 cutdown by the Cubs on this sunny Sunday afternoon at PNC Park, their 97th loss of the season, their ninth in the past 10 games and blah, blah, blah.