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Kovacevic: Too early for Pirates to panic? … Better that than thinking it’s too late

ST. LOUIS -- See that photo up there?

That's it. That's the column.

And that, for anyone who spared themselves the bulk of the Pirates' 9-1 burial at the Cardinals' hands Saturday at Busch Stadium, was the third-string catcher working a full-count, bases-loaded walk in the second inning to account for all of the offense on this afternoon.

Here's the full sequence:

Josh Bell singled sharply.

Colin Moran singled sharply.

Phillip Evans was hit by a pitch to load the bases with nobody out.