The Pirates did not bring it in the NL Wild Card game against the Giants. Starter Edinson Volquez gave up five runs in five innings, the bullpen allowed three more. Their offense mustered zero runs against Madison Bumgarner. They did, however, have one star:
The Pirates’ best player in the NL Wild Card game was this kid behind home plate
The Pirates did terribly in the Wild Card game. This kid did great!
He wasn't just striking fools out -- when the Pirates were at the plate, he was smacking the ball out the park (via @corkgaines):
The one bright spot is that the crowd cleared out enough by the ninth inning to let this little guy shine. His final stats, per the unofficial scorekeeper (I am the unofficial scorekeeper):
9 IP, 27 K’s, 81 pitches
27-for-27, 27 home runs
This kid destroyed the Giants. We regret that he was not actually playing for the Pirates.
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