Things didn’t get any better for the Pirates after a rough Thursday as they were soundly defeated on Friday night, losing more ground and momentum as a result.
That was mostly expected, of course. It was Jeff Locke against Zack Greinke. Immediately after a bad series loss was made worse by a devastating injury, they had to fly across the country and get ready to take on a first place squad and the league’s best pitcher (ERA-wise, at least)….while throwing their worst starter. But of course you still tune in and watch, because crazier things have happened, especially with this team.