Captain Wainwright has made the Pirates walk the plank.
Thank you Pirates for a great season .. maybe we’ll get ‘em next year !
there did not seem to be an earlier spot to get Grilli in.
a. could double switch with Martin or Byrd out of game, Grilli pitch 7 and 8. But he wanted lefty to pitch the 7th.
b. Grilli pitching 8 and 9 would have worked.
A rally likely woulda brought Grilli up with 2 out and men on in the 9th, so if PITT were still behind ... Grilli is out for a pinch=hitter after 1/3 inning.
Bullpen gave up 4 runs in 3 innings. Manager fail.