MILWAUKEE -- The Pirates turned their Miller Park experience all the way around; from consistent defeat to daily victory.
After losing nine straight here, not to mention 64 of 81 over the last 10 seasons, the Bucs swept a four-game series, finishing the job with a 3-1 victory on Sunday. In the process, they moved to one-half game back of the Cardinals for the second National League Wild Card berth.
How did they do it? They had solid starting pitching in three of the four games, fine defense, and hitting that was, if not plentiful every day, timely.