Game 60: Pirates 3 Nationals 2

So lost in all of the hubbub about the Pirates making another really bad draft pick was that they did play a nice little game and pick up a win in Washington today. After they fell down 2-0 on a home run by Dimitri Young (where does steak come from? SteakGrowsOnDimitri) they came back on an unlikely homer by Freddy Sanchez, seven strong innings from Ian Snell, Jim Tracy using Matt Capps for two innings instead of one because of his looming suspension, and Jason Bay with the big time homer in the ninth to pull ahead.

That's right, the Pittsburgh Pirates just won a series. That's the first win since we took 3 of 4 from Cincy, which wasn't that long ago so I shouldn't complain. But actually, we only won one other series in the month of May (2 of 3 from the Cubs), so really, it is kind of nice to see happen. This seems like an opportune time to mention that the Pirates are still only 7 games out of first place. They have, however, fallen to fourth in the division, meaning they have to make up ground on not just the Brewers, but the Cubs and Cardinals as well. What I'm trying to say is, the window is pretty much closed. But that doesn't mean we can't enjoy a series win against the Nationals. There's always time to enjoy that.