The series opener between the Milwaukee Brewers and Pittsburgh Pirates last night was quite eventful. The Brewers’ offense exploded for 17 runs and has now outscored the Pirates 53-4 in four games between the two clubs this season. Not a good run differential, -49, for the Pirates there, huh?
The embarrassing performance from Buc hurlers—the staff ERA now sits at 7.74, more than a full run higher than the next-worst team in the majors—will surely grab the headlines. But there were two other interesting occurrences in the game as well.
The first noteworthy incident was quite scary actually, and hopefully it will prompt the league to do something about it. As the AP (via Craig Calcaterra) reports, a young boy was struck in the head with a shattered maple bat.
AP:
A young fan was hit in...
