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Reynolds’ trajectory far from a wrap

"Ketchup. Mustard."

Bryan Reynolds, seated at his locker inside PNC Park, shrugs.

"That's it I guess."

I was baffled.

"No cheese?!"

"Cheese, I guess. Sure."

It's July 4, 2019, just past noon, and the Pirates are preparing to face the Cubs for the fourth and final game of their series, the Pirates carrying three consecutive wins in hand, including an 18-5 blowout in Game 1. That run moved them to 9-2 in their last 11 games, and it showed all over the players' faces pregame. When a clubhouse is winning, you can feel it immediately.