The jeers rained down on Jake Arrieta as he slunk off the mound in the seventh inning Friday night. The Chicago Cubs right-hander had vexed the Pirates for so long, had walked into PNC Park last fall and made them look foolish, and so Pittsburgh would savor his suffering.
With a four-run seventh, the Pirates stormed ahead for an 8-4 win and stole another come-from-behind win — their past seven wins have been in comeback fashion. They defeated Arrieta for the first time in seven tries. They improved to 11-3 in their past 14 games and drew within 7½ games of the Cubs.