Despite the singular efforts of one Giancarlo Stanton, baseball is a team sport and today Pittsburgh played the part of a better team, downing the Marlins 4-2 this evening.
Top of the 1st Dee Gordon bounced one to first baseman Pedro Alvarez who must've been expecting Charlie Morton to cover because he half ran and hesitated before flipping to Morton, allowing the light-footed Gordon to dance by the pitcher safely. Gordon stole 2nd base on the next pitch and moved over to 3rd on an Marcell Ozuna groundout.