It was a series against the powerhouse -- the best team in baseball, the leader of the National League Central, and the perennial contender. To beat this team in this fashion can only be described as magical. Or resilient. Or maybe lucky.
But titles don't matter. All baseball fans know is that the last two nights in Pittsburgh have been out-of-this-world amazing.
The Pirates trailed the Cardinals 3-1 in the bottom of the eighth on Saturday. A Jung-Ho Kang single brought in a run, and then a Pedro Alvarez hit tallied another.