For the second time in four games, the Pirates gave up 17 runs. This time, the Pirates lost 17-5 to the Philadelphia Phillies at PNC Park.
After the Pirates had a 1-0 lead in the first, the Phillies took a 2-1 lead in the second and never looked back, with 3 runs in the third, two runs in the sixth, and seven runs in the seventh, and an additional three runs in the 9th. Trevor Williams got the loss, lasting only 2 and a thirds innings before the bullpen was put into action and rocked for the remaining runs. The game went 4 hours and 30 minutes, one of the longer games in MLB History.
The Pirates and Phillies play again this afternoon and you can hear it on WCCS AM 1160 and 101.1 FM starting at 3:40.
