CHICAGO -- There’s no reason to hide it. You clicked on the article to see this play:
There it is, the deciding play in the Pirates’ 6-5 loss to the Cubs at Wrigley Field. Second baseman Wilmer Difo didn’t get under an Ian Happ pop up in the 11th inning and it fell in safely, allowing the deciding run to score.
But I’m going to bury the lede. Because that’s not what really mattered for the Pirates Thursday. Not in the long-term, at least:
That distinction belongs to Mitch Keller, who tossed six of the best innings of his career Thursday.