Mitch Keller couldn't put together consecutive strong starts.
The Pirates couldn't complete a sweep.
And in other news, COVID-19 can be contagious, our political parties aren't exactly pals, it rains at the Three Rivers Arts Festival, and it doesn't take Google Maps to locate a bar on Carson Street.
Oh, also this: Not many people come to PNC Park anymore.
Yeah, I know, the Pirates' attendance, even amid a pandemic, can be the lowest-hanging fruit of Pittsburgh sports topics. If only because it segues so smoothly into the one issue that unites our citizenry like no other, that, of course, being the loathing of Bob Nutting.