Pirates lose late lead in defeat to Braves – Pittsburgh – MLB.com

September 10th, 2023ATLANTA — Following Saturday’s emotional, well-executed win over the Braves, Jordan Comadena, the team’s bullpen catcher and catching assistant, had a compliment for Liover Peguero.Following Johan Oviedo and Ronald Acuña Jr.’s kerfuffle, Endy Rodríguez delivered a perfect throw to nab Acuña trying to steal second base. All Peguero had to do was receive the ball and apply the tag — a small role, but a role nonetheless. As Comadena walked out of the clubhouse, Peguero exclaimed, “We’re out here learning!”The Pirates, defined by their youth, have shown signs that they are, indeed, learning.In the micro, a four-run, bottom of the seventh inning resulted in a 5-2 loss on Sunday at Truist Park and sank their chances to take the game, the series and the season series against the Braves. In the macro, Pittsburgh took three of seven games from baseball’s best team on the season and nearly took two of three in Atlanta.“Overall, seven games against the best team in baseball,” said manager Derek Shelton. “We went toe-to-toe with them. I was really proud of our group. We did a lot of things well.”Pittsburgh has been doing a lot of things well over the last 50 games, in
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