MILWAUKEE -- Andrew McCutchen's first-inning homer on Wednesday was headed in the wrong direction -- to the wrong side of the left-field foul pole -- until, at the opportune time of its descent, it never turned foul.
McCutchen's homer got the Pirates going in the right direction, sparking a much-needed 4-1 win over the Brewers at Miller Park. With the ball's late change of path that put it back on the right track, could it also be a metaphor for an improbable late-season surge into the postseason by the Pirates, winners of six of their last seven?