Let's just go ahead and categorize the Pirates' 7-6 loss to the Brewers Friday at PNC Park into four distinct chapters.
First, Steven Brault was removed from the game, down 1-0, with left shoulder discomfort in the fifth inning.
Then, the bullpen melted down.
Then, the Pirates closed a five-run ninth-inning deficit like so: Starling Marte drives in one with a sacrifice fly to deep right. Josh Bell cranks his 27th home run of the year into the right-field stands, bringing home three more.