PITTSBURGH — It’s begun to feel like the Pirates, and especially their young players, are trying to outdo one another lately.
Sure, Pittsburgh has won just three games in a row, a drop in the bucket compared to the nine-game losing streak they just experienced in recent weeks, but those three games have still been encouraging. On Tuesday, they continued the mini-roll they’re on with a second straight drubbing of the Chicago Cubs, 7-1.
The tone for the way the Pirates played Tuesday almost felt like it was set Monday. That was when newly called-up Oneil Cruz and Bligh Madris stole the show in a 12-1 win, arguably the Pirates’ best-played game of the season. In the second game of the series, the contributions were more widespread.
