Game 88: Pirates 6 Cubs 2

Welcome back to the party, Jason. After a month in which he looked roundly clueless at the plate, Bay had a homer to dead center today and four RBIs to help the Pirates to a series closing win over the Cubbies. Shane Youman did his Shane Youman thing, not pitching particularly well, but keeping the Pirates in the lead and picking up his second win in as many starts.

While it's always nice for the players to get some down time for the break, this is coming at a pretty bad time for the Pirates since they've won 9 of 13 and are getting pretty solid offensive contributions from just about everyone on the team. I have to think some part of them has to want to just keep playing right now while they're on a roll