Atlanta BravesvsPittsburgh Pirates
ATL 4/PIT 12
Things to say
The Pittsburgh Pirates beat the Atlanta Braves 12-4 at PNC Park.
01
opener
Pirates hung a twelve-spot on Atlanta at PNC. Twelve to four, wasn't even that close. The bats just would not quit.
02
key player
The whole Pittsburgh lineup one through nine was locked in. When they're stringing hits like that, top to bottom, nobody's getting out of that inning clean.
03
hot take
Atlanta's got the better record, fifty-two and thirty-eight, but they looked flat. That's a getaway-day loss you just flush and move on.
04
deep cut
Braves manager left the starter in a hair too long, then went to the pen and it didn't get any better. Once it's a laugher you're just eating innings.
05
exit
Anyway, Pirates back to .500. Curious if they can carry that lumber into the next series.
The recap
Pittsburgh took the Braves out behind the woodshed at PNC, hanging a dozen runs on their way to a 12-4 laugher. The bats came alive early and never let up, chasing the Atlanta starter and feasting once the manager went to the pen too early.
Atlanta's four runs were window dressing in a game that was over by the middle innings. For a first-place club, that's an ugly getaway-day dud, while the Pirates climb back toward .500 riding a night where the whole lineup left the yard's worth of damage.