Following a 1-hour and 47-minute rain delay, the Pittsburgh Pirates and Chicago Cubs played baseball at PNC Park on Friday night. Unfortunately, the game was not worth the wait for Pirate fans as for a second consecutive night the team was shutout in a loss 1-0 against the Cubs in a game where the Pirates hit into the same number of double plays as they had base hits.
Friday night’s loss was the fifth in a row for the Pirates. This skid has knocked the Pirates back under .500 at 61-62 and has likely ended their hopes of earning a National League Wild Card berth.