Following a 13-0 blowout loss against the Washington Nationals on Monday night, the Pittsburgh Pirates were looking for a bounce back performance on Tuesday night. The team would get said performance in a 4-1 victory over the Nats.
Following the victory, the team is now 8-28 since the All-Star Break. This puts their overall record on the season at 52-73. However, after the feel good comeback victory we will focus on the positives tonight.
Chris Archer started for the Pirates on Tuesday night and was looking to build upon a stretch of strong starts. After struggling for much of the season Archer owned a 3.