Talk about anemic offense. The Pittsburgh Pirates only snagged five hits Tuesday night against the Chicago Cubs, and the pitching staff couldn’t bail them out again on their way to a 7-0 defeat. They’ve now been no-hit and shut out twice in their last three game, ironically only winning the game in which they were no hit.
They did get a double from Michael Chavis and a triple from Daniel Vogelbach, though neither amounted to anything for the Buccos to build off of, as Vogelbach was thrown out at home after a flyout from Yoshi Tsutsugo and then proceeded to get into a confrontation with Cubs catcher Willson Contreras.