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- Updated: September 1, 2016
CHICAGO — Five steps forward, five steps back. Four steps forward, three more back.
The Pirates’ wheel-spinning second half continued Wednesday night, when the Cubs completed a three-game sweep by handing the Bucs a 6-5 loss. Coming off a rare four-game sweep of the Brewers at Miller Park, the Pirates couldn’t gain any more ground in the National League Wild Card race at Wrigley Field.
“We got pushed down three games in a row. We just went through Milwaukee and pushed forward four days in a row,” Pirates manager Clint Hurdle said. “You just keep showing up and keep playing. It’s the beauty of the sport and the beauty of what those men out there do, are built to do and are wired to do together.”
It has been a frustrating theme of Pittsburgh’s season, magnified in smaller stretches since the All-Star break. Wednesday’s loss dropped them to an even .500, 21-21, in the second half. Before that, they bounced back and forth with a 28-19 start to the season, followed by a 9-22 slump, only to be redeemed by a 9-2 run heading into the break.
The last three weeks have perfectly encapsulated …
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