Bad bullpen brings Bucs back down to Earth

The Pirates entered Saturday night’s game against the Reds with momentum on their side. Off to a 6-1 start, their best since the 1976 season, everything seemed to be coming up Buccos.

And when Pittsburgh jumped out to an early 4-0 lead, it seemed as if the Bucs were well on their way to winning their seventh of eight games in 2018.

Then Eugenio Suarez came along and rained on the Pirates presumptuous parade. Suarez drove in Cincinnati’s final five runs as the Reds beat the Bucs 7-4 and handed Pittsburgh its second loss of the season.

With a 4-2 lead, starter Chad Kuhl gave way to Dovydas Neverauskas in the sixth inning and the Lithuanian struggled mightily, loading the bases before allowing a…