Today was a glimpse of the future, hopefully.
Roansy Contreras pitched a beautiful five innings, striking out seven, and Tucapita Marcano tied the MLB record for most assists in an inning as the Pirates got their first road shutout of the year, downing the Phillies 5-0 at Citizens Bank Park.
For a pleasant change, the Pirates got on the board in the first inning, with Oneil Cruz tripling and Ke’Bryan Hayes bringing him home. Roansy started strong, and the Pirates defense was just as strong despite a blip error by Michael Chavis that allowed Alec Bohm to get on base, and some of us may have taken inordinate pleasure in Bryce Harper striking out swinging.