Arizona DiamondbacksvsPittsburgh Pirates
ARI 3/PIT 0
Things to say
The Diamondbacks blanked the Pirates 3-0 at PNC Park to take the series.
01
opener
Yeah, D-backs shut out the Pirates 3-0. Classic getaway day snoozer that Arizona just took over. Pittsburgh's bats never showed up.
02
key player
The Arizona starter was filthy, tossed seven scoreless and barely gave up a hard hit. When a guy's got into his stuff like that, you're just done.
03
hot take
Three runs shouldn't be enough to win a big league game, but that's the Pirates offense for you. This lineup couldn't score at a coin-op arcade.
04
deep cut
Zero runs and they still left the heart of the order stranded twice. Their OBP has been ugly all homestand, not just today.
05
exit
Anyway, Pirates need to steal one tomorrow or this series is a wrap. We'll see if their bullpen can even keep it close.
The recap
Arizona rolled into PNC Park on a getaway day and blanked Pittsburgh 3-0, and the story was pitching all afternoon. The D-backs' staff had it working from the jump, keeping the heart of the Pirates order off balance and stranding whatever traffic Pittsburgh managed to scrape together.
Three runs was more than enough with the bullpen slamming the door late. Pirates fans went home hungry, wasting another quiet night at the yard while Arizona nudged back over .500.