MILWAUKEE — What has happened to the House of Horrors?
The Pirates, powered by a six-run first inning, breezed to a 7-3 win Tuesday at Miller Park, enduring them at least a series sweep against the first-place Milwaukee Brewers. Pittsburgh has won eight of its past nine games at the ballpark which once haunted the ballclub. Lately, not even the ghosts of the Pfister Hotel in downtown Milwaukee have given the visitors trouble.
“Nothing I can really point to,” manager Clint Hurdle said before the game, searching for clues about his team’s turnaround, “other than a really good brand of baseball.