For 76 seconds, Andrew McCutchen soaked in the love from Pirates fans — sans pitch clock violation. The Bucs' home-opening win was a reminder of the glory days and the promise of something big looming just over the horizon, writes RobBiertempfel.
A standing-room crowd of 39,167, came dressed in “blackout” game attire and twirled dozens of Jolly Rogers. McCutchen’s mother, Petrina, who sang the national anthem here at the 2013 National League wild-card game, was back for an encore. AJ Burnett and Russell Martin, two heroes from that season a decade ago, formed the battery for the“An all-around good day,” McCutchen said. “I was trying to keep my feelings in check up there, but at the same time, I didn’t want to suppress them.
When McCutchen hammered a first-pitch single through the right side of the infield, the fans erupted again.“I think fans just want to have some kind of hope, even if it is reliving something that happened 10 years ago,” McCutchen said before the game. “That’s a moment that will forever be painted in my memory bank. Why not bring it back to life, even if it’s only for a day?”
In that case, mission accomplished. The Pirates banged out 19 hits, including a pair by McCutchen, and outmuscled theAfter dropping two of their first three games, the Pirates have won four straight, including their first home-opener victory under manager Derek Shelton. “I’ve been waiting four years for a day like that,” Shelton said. “Man, that’s what Opening Day is supposed to look like.”threw a no-hitter against the Pirates. Friday, he served up seven runs on 12 hits over four innings.was a double shy of the cycle and had matched his career high with six RBIs. Reynolds didn’t get the cycle, but he did hit his fifth homer in the team’s first seven games. The only other Pirate to do that was Hall of Famer Willie Stargell in 1971.
“It’s special anytime you’re in the same sentence with somebody like that,” Reynolds said. “It’s something that can never get taken from me.”Want more crazy numbers? The Nos. 7, 8 and 9 batters —
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