The Pirates put together one of their most entertaining, inspiring and, in the end, maddening performances Friday evening at PNC Park, losing to the Brewers, 7-6, in extra innings.
Down 6-1 in the bottom of the ninth, Starling Marte added a one-out sacrifice fly to bring in the Pirates' second run of the game. Josh Bell stepped to the plate for the next at-bat, two runners on, with Jung Ho Kang on deck.
Then this happened:
Here's where things get wild. Before the game at PNC Park, Clint Hurdle met with media members for his usual pregame interview session.