MILWAUKEE -- So close and yet ... not really?
Not at all?
Look, even beforehand, I couldn't conjure up the slightest suspense for this non-clash of two terribly mediocre teams that'd somehow been swapping places atop the Central Division all season. And that sure didn't change, believe me, by the time the Pirates were done falling short of the Brewers, 5-4, on this Friday night at American Family Field. To the contrary, this first meeting served only to stretch further what we'd already seen from both all summer: Mostly lousy pitching vs.