On Monday night, the Pittsburgh Pirates and Philadelphia Phillies kicked off a three-game series at Citizens Bank Park in the City of Brotherly Love. The Pirates entered the series on the heels of a three-game weekend sweep of the Cincinnati Reds.
While it looked promising that the Pirates would continue their hot stretch on Monday night, late inning bullpen woes led to their undoing in a 6-5 loss. This drops the Pirates to 11-31 since the All-Star Break and 55-76 overall this season.
Joe Musgrove started for the Pirates and turned in a bounce back performance after struggling against the Washington National last week.