LOS ANGELES -- It started with a conversation with Wil Crowe in San Diego Sunday. One where he insisted, despite the Pirates' record, they were a "good f---ing team."
Two days later, Crowe put the Dodgers down in order to pick up a save in Dodgers Stadium, clinching a 5-3 Pirates win Tuesday, their second straight over the preseason World Series contender.
"Man, we’re just playing good ball," Crowe said Tuesday. "We don’t look at it as the Dodgers. We look at it as another team that we get the opportunity to go out and play baseball against and try to win a game.