Saturday's game at PNC Park did a 180. Really fast. And it took just one swing of the bat.
Jack Suwinski shot a jolt of energy into the 19,149 fans on the North Shore, giving the Pirates a 2-1 victory over the Diamondbacks with a two-run walk-off home run. Trailing 1-0, the 23-year-old rookie fought hard against former Pirate Mark Melancon, working a long at-bat after Bryan Reynolds led off the ninth with a single. On the ninth pitch of the at-bat, Suwinski salvaged a potentially disappointing day for the Pirates. Instead, Suwinski embodied the same type of fight the Pirates have recently shown in late innings.