On Wednesday night the Pittsburgh Pirates and St. Louis Cardinals finished their two-game series at PNC Park. In similar fashion to the team’s home opener on Monday afternoon, the Pirates appeared to be in control for much of the game and well on their way to a victory over their arch nemesis from St. Louis.
Unfortunately, just as was the case on Monday, the Pirate bullpen failed to hold the lead the starting pitcher gave them leading to an extra innings loss. Following the 5-4 loss, the team is now off to a 1-3 start. What makes the start so frustrating is that the team could easily be 4-0, one could argue they *should* be 3-1, and what was expected to be a lock down bullpen has blown a tie game in one loss and a lead in the other two losses.