Fansided · Aug 17, 2019
Steven Brault Shines as Pittsburgh Pirates Fall
The Pittsburgh Pirates, after securing a walk-off win the night before, fell without a whimper to the Chicago Cubs. They are now 7-26 since the All Star break.
The Pittsburgh Pirates came to the plate today with some momentum after a crazy 9th inning victory relying on some of their younger stars. Today, they followed it up with a dud.
Having a rough day with runners in scoring position is one thing, but this seems to be a constant theme for the Bucs this season. Today was no different, going 0-12 with RISP and leaving 11 runners on base.
The Pirates got busy early, loading the bases with one out in the first before line outs by Melky Cabrera and Colin Moran ended the inning.