After winning five games in a row, the Pittsburgh Pirates have now lost three in a row. It’s the ebbs and flows of a Major League Baseball season.
On Tuesday night the Pirates were defeated by the Arizona Diamondbacks by a score of 2-1. Following the loss, the team is now 12-9 this season and in an 0-2 hole in this four-game series. In the loss, it was an all too familiar problem that sunk the Bucs.
Hitting with runners in scoring position has not been kind to the Pirates this season. Struggling in these situations played a large role in a series loss against the St.