SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA - JULY 24: Ben Gamel #18, Gregory Polanco #25 and Jared Oliva #14 of the Pittsburgh Pirates celebrate after a win against the San Francisco Giants at Oracle Park on July 24, 2021 in San Francisco, California. (Photo by Lachlan Cunningham/Getty Images)
With a 10-2 victory over the San Francisco Giants on Saturday night the Pittsburgh Pirates secured a weekend series victory
Baseball can be a weird, weird sport. Entering play this past Monday the Pittsburgh Pirates were 7-4 in their last 11 games played. These 11 games were against two first place teams – the Milwaukee Brewers and New York Mets – as well as another postseason contender in the Atlanta Braves.