Two dramatic game tying homers, the return of Batman (complete with actual bat signals on multiple Downtown buildings), countless opportunities to walk off, a strong effort by most of the bullpen even without its two best arms available…..
….and yet another maddening loss to a woeful NL Central team. Yes, the Pirates have struggled mightily with the Brewers since April. But after finally taking care of the Reds, and returning home to friendly PNC instead of evil Miller Park, this time it was supposed to be different. Burnett’s rocky first was understandable, I suppose, and they had to dig deep in to the extended rosters late in the game, but with that many chances…against that team…just gotta find a way to walk it off at some point.