It sure as heck seemed to be forever and lifetime, since the Pirates last won a game, especially on the road. Those 17 games on the road seemed to last forever, but now there can be a sigh of relief as the Bucs were able to take one from the Cubs to break up that long spell.
The key to this game was definitely the pitching of Paul Maholm. Maholm went a rather efficient 8 innings, throwing 101 pitches and not walking anyone. He definitely had the command and control of his pitches tonight against the Cubs. It is good for Maholm to get a start like this one, especially after his horrible start in the Lone Star State.
Another player that was in the thick of it, was Jose Tabata. He scored on an Andrew McCutchen triple and drove in the winning run in the top of the ninth. Tabata has not had the easiest of times coming up to the majors, there has been some struggles, but there has also been plenty of successes that he can build upon.
Despite the team coming out on top tonight, it had the look of your typical Pirates game. There was the error by Alvarez, allowing the Cubs to get on the board. The collision of Crosby and Milledge, in such a short period of time after the Neil Walker collision, screamed of the Pirates' type of luck.
Fortunately for the club, they were able to over come these issues and get the W. What if they can win two in a row on the road? I understand Rome was not built in a day, but we can dream can't we?
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