David Bednar sat at his locker by himself, unshowered, minutes after blowing a save.
He was still holding his head high, though. Undoubtedly because of this:
That three-run, walk-off shot by Ji Hwan Bae was the deciding blow in a 7-4 win over the Astros Tuesday night at PNC Park, picking up Bednar after a tough-luck blown save.
“They grind all game, and to not finish it out for the boys is tough," Bednar told me. "But it was huge for Bae to pick me up and pick the boys up.