PITTSBURGH — In between his third start in the major leagues, which came Aug. 29 in Chicago and his fourth start, which came in his team’s 10-0 loss to the Milwaukee Brewers Sunday at PNC Park, Steven Brault was optioned to the Rookie-league Bristol Pirates to alleviate a roster crunch.
So he had some down time traveling and some time to think. Sometimes as a pitcher, that can be a good thing and sometimes, it can be bad. What Brault was thinking about wasn’t his results. Coming in to this fourth start, he possessed a 3.86 ERA with seven walks and 12 strikeouts.