Alek Manoah walked off the mound in the eighth inning Friday and was greeted with a standing ovation by the PNC Park.
Manoah is a Blue Jay. Not that it mattered, as many -- if not the majority -- of the announced 18,057 crowd on the north shore were wearing blue and cheering on the Canadian club, who would go on to beat the Pirates, 4-0.
For the Blue Jays, the win matters because they are in the thick of playoff chases. For the Pirates, the loss matters because it's their 82nd on the season, clinching themselves a losing season, their 26th over the past 30 years.