For 20 depressing seasons the Pittsburgh Pirates were the losingest losers in American professional sports activities. No more. Not after Monday evening, when the Bucs beat the Texas Rangers 1-0 and gained their 82nd game of the season.
In doing so, the Pirates clinched their first winning season since 1992, back in the Barry Bonds/Andy Van Slyke period. The profitable season is not quite a surprise. The Pirates are one of the prime teams in the National League this yr, virtually certainly playoff-bound. The one question, really, was once they’d attain win No. 82. Pittsburgh had sat on eighty one for 4 games, including a 3-game weekend sweep by the NL Central-rival St. Louis Cardinals.
To bust that losing streak, the Pirates turned on Monday to a young star who was 2 years previous the final time the Pirates had been winners. That’s Gerrit Cole, their prime younger pitcher, who pitched seven innings of three-hit, zero-run ball. He struck out nine and got the win in his greatest begin since joining the Pirates in July.
The Pirates needed to beat a Cy Younger-caliber pitcher to notch No. 82, Yu Darvish of the Texas Rangers. He was his regular powerful-to-hit self, however the Pirates obtained their lone run in the seventh inning when Marlon Byrd doubled then Pedro Alvarez knocked him dwelling with another double.
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When the final out of Monday’s recreation was recorded — Neil Walker tossing A.J. Pierzynski out on a grounder to second base — Pirates star Andrew McCutchen opened his arms extensive in the outfield, as if he had been thanking the next power. He knew what this meant to his franchise, to its followers.
“Pirates followers, your long national nightmare is over,” Pirates TV announcer Greg Brown stated.
But this yr’s Pirates have their eyes set on something greater than only a profitable season. And that dream is not over. In reality, it is getting even more exciting. Ain’t that right, Pirates followers?
Pirates clinch first winning season since 1992 after masterful performance by Gerrit Cole
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