Game 9: BUCS 5-4 CUBS

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・Third straight series win to start season 4TH TIME IN LAST 50 YEARS (1966, 1976, 1992). (h/t ROOT SPORTS Pittsburgh)

・Elias Says: Gerrit Cole is 6-0 with 2.08 ERA in his last 6 starts. Only two other Pirates pitchers since 1975 went 6-0 with an ERA that low over any 6-start span.

2012: A.J. Burnett (6-0, 1.52)

1990: Doug Drabek (6-0, 1.52)

・Thanks to a clutch home run from Pedro Alvarez. #DayDro had a .363 WPA in yesterday's game. That's 6th highest of his career.

Rk	Date	Tm	Opp	Rslt	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	WPA	RE24	aLI	BOP
1	2010-08-07	PIT	COL	W 8-7	6	6	1	3	0	0	1	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.855	2.011	1.357	5
2	2013-06-20	PIT	CIN	W 5-3	4	4	1	3	1	0	1	5	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.613	4.097	2.560	5
3	2011-04-03	PIT	CHC	W 5-4	5	5	1	3	0	0	0	3	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.458	1.811	2.190	5
4	2012-06-17	PIT	CLE	W 9-5	4	4	2	3	1	0	2	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.436	4.757	1.373	6
5	2013-08-27	PIT	MIL	L 6-7	5	4	1	4	1	0	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.432	2.035	1.776	4
6	2014-04-10	PIT	CHC	W 5-4	5	5	1	1	0	0	1	3	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.363	1.282	1.634	4
7	2010-08-06	PIT	COL	L 3-6	4	3	1	1	0	0	1	3	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.337	2.345	1.030	5
8	2013-05-29	PIT	DET	W 5-3	3	3	1	1	1	0	0	2	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.318	1.459	1.820	6
9	2012-07-16	PIT	COL	L 4-5	4	3	2	1	0	0	1	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.313	1.962	1.645	6
10	2013-05-17	PIT	HOU	W 5-4	4	4	1	2	0	0	1	2	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.306	0.957	1.875	7

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・Why Starlin Castro was safe at home? Umpire Mark Carlson said that Tony Sanchez DID NOT violate Rule 7.13. Obviously tag was there, but Carlson ruled that Castro slid under the tag... Terrible call.