Game 20: Pirates 3 Marlins 2

OH DAMMIT NATE DIDN'T GET A HIT NOW WHAT DO WE HAVE TO ROOT FOR?!?

Looks around.

Double checks.

Holy hell, we won? Like seriously? Like scored more runs than the other team won, not "moral victory" won? Sweet!

Tonight was marked by the first good non-Snell start in what seems like ages. Maholm really seemed to be on tonight, going six strong and holding the Marlins to four hits, one walk, and one run with his six strikeouts. Of course, he also pitched well against the Marlins earlier that month and it didn't really portend much, but I'll take what I can get at this point. Ricky Nolasco and someone named Renyel Pinto were pretty solid for the Marlins, but the Bucs got all the runs they needed in the sixth, then held on for dear life as the World's Most Terrifying Bullpen managed to actually hold the lead, despite Tyler Yates serving up a bomb to Jorge Cantu.

Isn't it amazing what a load gets taken off with a losing-streak snapping win? Honestly, now all I care about is bringing the Cardinals back to earth.