That’s what Pirates-Reds game should have looked like far more often this year – heck, even when the Pirates have beaten the Reds on occasion, it hasn’t been easy (the Starling Marte “save” game comes to mind). But finally, on Tuesday, the Pirates looked like one of the best teams in the league and the Reds looked like one of the worst…which they are.
That was also what we’d like to think Francisco Liriano should look like more often. He was at his best in this one, and even though the Pirates have done fairly well behind him in the second half, this really felt like the first time in quite a while that he was in top form.