This really felt like a game of two games within the same one. It started up being a pitcher’s duel between Mitch, Keller and Lucas Giolito— well really just a lack of offense on both sides. Giolito definitely got bailed out in the top of the second inning with a fantastic diving grab by Rafaela in centerfield.

The 5th is where things got dicey.

A ground rule double by Horwirtz to lead off the inning set a jam in motion right away, but a fantastic pick-off by Gio led us to think that this wouldn’t come to anything. Three walks and a wild pitch later, we were down a run. Yikes.

Then it was the Pirates’ turn to collapse.

A fielding error and a ground rule double set things up for Roman Anthony to at least tie the game on a groundout. Alex Bregman gets hit by a pitch and Keller looks ratt

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