Just last week, I attempted to answer a question which has been steadily entering the minds of Pittsburgh Pirates fans recently: Is JT Brubaker an ace? The answer, at least as I saw it, was that he is the Pirates’ ace, but I would hold off on calling him an ace in general. Then, Brubaker went into St. Louis and pitched in what was probably his worst outing of the season.
On May 18, the Pirates lost to the Cardinals, 5-2, at Busch Stadium in St. Louis. Brubaker, that day’s starting pitcher for Pittsburgh, lasted 5.